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4 <br />LA515\1\931888.v2 <br />d. Small accessory structures that do not require a building permit; <br />e. Swimming pools; <br />f. Tennis courts, sport courts, or other similar improvement; <br />g. Antennas, including amateur radio antennas and wireless communications facilities that <br />meet the criteria for administrative review in LEC 105.04.240(c); <br />h. Fences six feet and less in height; <br />i. Driveways that are not authorized as part of an approved building permit; <br />j. Stormwater management activities and structures not otherwise permitted as part of a <br />development application; <br />k. Other situations or improvements requiring additional review or interpretation, as <br />specified elsewhere in this article. <br />(2) Expiration of a certificate of zoning compliance. Where a certificate of zoning compliance use has <br />been established and is discontinued for any reason for a period of one year or longer, the <br />certificate of zoning compliance shall become null and void. <br />(c) Certificate of occupancy. No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no buildings hereafter erected, <br />altered or moved shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official. <br />Such certificates shall show that the building or premises or part thereof and the use thereof are in <br />conformity with the state building code and the provisions of this chapter. Such certificate shall be issued <br />only when the building or premises and the use thereof conform to all the requirements of the city Code. A <br />temporary certificate of occupancy shall not be issued in the growing season, from April 1 to November 1, <br />unless otherwise approved by the building official. <br />(d) Sign permit. A sign permit shall be authorized for a sign that conforms to the sign regulations in LEC <br />105.12.430. An application, on a form provided by the director of planning, shall be submitted with the <br />required fee by the owner of the proposed sign. The director of planning shall issue a sign permit if all of the <br />regulations in LEC 105.12.430 are met. <br />(e) Special event permit. A special event permit may be issued for certain events for activities or events not <br />otherwise permitted under the zoning ordinance in accordance with LEC 11.04.070. <br />(f) Grading permit. <br />(1) Required. A permit shall be required for all non-agricultural projects or activities that will result in <br />the movement of more than 50 cubic yards of earth or the disturbance of more than one-half acre of <br />land, and for construction of a building or structure on steep slopes, as specified in LEC <br />105.12.1230(c)(7)e. The director of planning community development director may issue a grading <br />permit only if the grading plan meets the requirements of the city stormwater management and <br />erosion and sediment control ordinance. <br />(2) Public hearing. All grading and excavating applications, for the purpose of creating wetlands, <br />berming, landscape amenities, and other natural features that result in the moving of more than 400 <br />cubic yards of material per acre of site area shall require a public hearing. <br />(3) Grading Agreement. A grading agreement, in the city’s standard form of agreement, and approved <br />by the City Attorney, shall be executed for all non-single family or two-family projects requiring a <br />grading permit. <br />a. Grading agreements shall require financial securities, in an amount determined by the city <br />on a case by case basis, and to ensure the proper completion and implementation of site <br />restoration, tree preservation, and erosion controls. <br />b. Grading agreements shall require escrowed funds for engineering review, administration, <br />and inspections. <br />c. Grading agreement provisions may be included within a development agreement <br />associated with a plat or subdivision or included within a site improvement agreement, in <br />which case, a separate grading agreement is not required. <br />(g) Site Improvement Agreement. A site improvement agreement, in the city’s standard form of agreement, and <br />approved by the City Attorney, is required for any project that contains construction work that includes <br />public improvements, including, but not limited to, public utilities, streets, trails, sidewalks and boulevards,