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9 <br /> <br />(2) Expiration of a certificate of zoning compliance. Where a certificate of zoning compliance use has been established and is discontinued for any reason for a period of one year or longer, the certificate of zoning compliance shall become null and void. (c) Certificate of occupancy. No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no buildings hereafter erected, altered or moved shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official. Such certificates shall show that the building or premises or part thereof and the use thereof are in conformity with the state building code and the provisions of this chapter. Such certificate shall be issued only when the building or premises and the use thereof conform to all the requirements of the city Code. (d) Sign permit. A sign permit shall be authorized for a sign that conforms to the sign regulations in LEC 105.12.430. An application, on a form provided by the director of planning, shall be submitted with the required fee by the owner of the proposed sign. The director of planning shall issue a sign permit if all of the regulations in LEC 105.12.430 are met. (e) Special event permit. A special event permit may be issued for certain events for activities or events not otherwise permitted under the zoning ordinance in accordance with LEC 11.04.070. (f) Grading permit. (1) Required. A permit shall be required for all non-agricultural projects or activities that will result in the movement of more than 50 cubic yards of earth or the disturbance of more than one-half acre of land, and for construction of a building or structure on steep slopes, as specified in LEC 105.12.1230(c)(7)e. The director of planning may issue a grading permit only if the grading plan meets the requirements of the city stormwater management and erosion and sediment control ordinance. (2) Public hearing. All grading and excavating applications, for the purpose of creating wetlands, berming, landscape amenities, and other natural features that result in the moving of more than 400 cubic yards of material per acre of site area shall require a public hearing. (3) Grading Agreement. A grading agreement, in the city’s standard form of agreement, and approved by the City Attorney, shall be executed for all non-single family or two-family projects[ 1][NF2] requiring a grading permit. a. Grading agreements shall require financial securities, in an amount determined by the city on a case by case basis, and to ensure the proper completion and implementation of site restoration, tree preservation, and erosion controls. b. Grading agreements shall require escrowed funds for engineering review, administration, and inspections. c. Grading agreement provisions may be included within a development agreement associated with a plat or subdivision or included within a site improvement agreement, in which case, a separate grading agreement is not required. (g) Site Improvement Agreement. A site improvement agreement, in the city’s standard form of agreement, and approved by the City Attorney, is required for any project that contains construction work that includes public improvements, including, but not limited to, public utilities, streets, trails, sidewalks and boulevards, and to ensure private site work, including erosion control, stormwater management and landscaping, whether public or private, are completed as required by the City. (1) The site improvement agreement must be executed prior to issuance of a building permit. (2) Site improvement agreements shall require financial securities in the estimated amount of the required site improvements to ensure the proper completion and implementation of site restoration, tree preservation, public improvements, erosion controls, and other site work. <br />(3) Site improvement agreements shall require escrowed funds for engineering review, administration, and inspections. (4) Site improvement agreement provisions may be included within a development agreement associated with a plat or subdivision, in which case, a separate site improvement agreement is not required. <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing was published in the City’s official newspaper on January 31st 2024. No public comment has been received. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission review this request at their January 22nd 2024 meeting. The commission voted to recommend approval of the amendments as proposed by Staff (Vote 6-0).