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DER2012-00008 - AMENDMENTS TO THE WICHITA-SEDGWICK COUNTY UNIFIED ZONING CODE (JULY 9, 2009, EDITION) THAT FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NEWLY CREATED UNIFIED BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS INCLUDING REVISIONS TO THE DEFINITIONS OF "BUILDING PERMIT" AND "ZONING ADMINISTRATOR" (ALL DISTRICTS).
Presented by: John L. Schlegel, Director of Planning.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the recommendation and findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (“MAPC”), approve the proposed amendments and authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution.
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On October 17, 2012, The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners (“BoCC”) approved a joint policy resolution that created a unified Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”) to be effective on January 1, 2013. The Wichita City Council approved the same joint policy resolution on November 6, 2012. Previously the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County each had maintained separate BZAs. With the creation of a unified BZA, it is prudent to amend certain sections of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (“UZC”) to account for the unified BZA.
The following amendments are proposed. The words struck through are words proposed to be deleted; new words are underlined and words that are not struck through or underlined are existing words that are not proposed to be changed.
Sec. II-B.2.f. Board of Zoning Appeals means, in matters involving the City of Wichita, the Wichita- Board of Zoning Appeals, and in matters involving Sedgwick County, the Sedgwick County Board of Zoning Appeals.
Sec. II-B.2.k. Building Code means those regulations of Title 18 Building Code of the Code of the City of Wichita or Chapter 6 of the Sedgwick County Code., or as applicable, sections in the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trades Code.
Sec. II-B.2.m. Building Permit means any permit required to be obtained pursuant to the Building Code of the City of Wichita or the Sedgwick County Codeto constr...
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