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<strong>KETCHIKAN</strong> <strong>GATEWAY</strong> <strong>BOROUGH</strong> CODE 18.05.080b. If the improvements comply with the approved permit, the zoning official shall indicate in writingand notify the applicant.c. If improvements do not conform to the approved permit, the zoning official shall cause the applicantto amend the permit; provided, that the improvements otherwise conform to the requirements of thistitle.d. If the improvements neither conform to the requirements of the permit nor the provisions of this title,the zoning official shall immediately issue by certified mail, return receipt requested, and post on theproperty an order requiring the applicant to cease the construction of improvements and remove ormodify the improvements as necessary to provide for compliance with this title.(9) Duration of a Zoning Permit. A zoning permit for property within the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, onceissued, expires two (2) years after the date it was issued unless the new use begins (for a change in use)or the actual construction is started and diligently continued to completion (for construction, remodelingor reconstruction). Where unusual circumstances may prevent compliance with the time requirement forstart of construction, the borough may, upon written request by the affected party, extend the time forrequired start of construction an additional six (6) months; provided the said request be filed in writingwith the borough planning department prior to the expiration of the said two (2) years. Excavation is notconsidered to be construction for the purpose of enforcing this section.(c)(d)(e)Complaints Regarding Violations. Whenever a violation occurs, any person may file a complaint in regardthereto. All such complaints shall be brought to the attention of the zoning official, who shall record such complaintand immediately investigate and report thereon to the borough manager.Penalties for Violations. For any and every violation of the provisions of this title, the owner, agent or contractorof a building or premises where such violations have been committed or shall exist, or any other personwho maintains any building or premises in which any violation shall exist, shall be guilty of a violation andupon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each and every day thatsuch violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. Any building or structure set up,erected, built, moved or maintained or any use of property contrary to the provisions of this title shall bedeclared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the borough manager shall immediately commence actionfor the removal thereof, in the manner provided by law, and shall apply to such court or courts as may havejurisdiction to remove such building, structure or use. All remedies provided for herein shall be cumulativeand not exclusive.Appeal to Planning Commission.(1) The owner of the property or any party with ownership or possessory interest in property located in theborough may file with the planning commission an appeal specifying in detail objections to a decisionmade by a borough administrative official in the enforcement, administration or application of a land useregulation adopted under this title. Grounds for granting such appeal shall be limited to the improperapplication of law by a borough administrative official. All such appeals shall be filed in writing with theplanning director within ten (10) days of the date of said decision.(2) Such appeals to the planning commission shall follow, to the extent applicable, the same procedure as setforth in KGBC 18.155.060, 18.155.070, and 18.155.090.(f)Fees. Application fees for zoning permits and appeals to the board of adjustment shall be as provided for inKGBC 2.105.030. [Ord. No. 1607, §18, 10-3-11; Ord. No. 1523, §1, 06-15-09; Ord. No. 1261, §1, 11-17-03;Ord. No. 1169, §1, 02-20-01; Ord. No. 928, §1, 3-7-94; Ord. No. 814, §1, 6-3-91; Ord. No. 792, §3, 6-3-91;Ord. No. 671, §5, 12-5-88; Ord. No. 327, §4, 3-19-79; Ord. No. 228, §§1, 2, 11-15-76. Code 1974 §60.10.105;Code 1969 §49.15.200.]18-19

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