Municipal Administrator - Aptitude Test

Do you have the skill to be a municipal administrator?

How would you resolve the following situation: Property owner wants to utilize finished basement area for service to customers. Use of the site continues unchanged. Alteration of either the building or the site is not proposed or required. Maximum rated occupancy remains unchanged.

Site: Constructed for Restaurant Use 1998 Planning Commission approved site plan C-1 zoning district Gross Floor Area ≈ 7,980 sq. ft. (3,990 ground + 3,990 basement) Floor Area - Utility/Storage ≈ 6,550 sq. ft. Floor Area - Usable ≤ 1,430 sq. ft. Off-Street Parking: 22 spaces Maximum Rated Occupancy: 66 occupants Aerial view

Select your management option -

Option 1 Building Official Approval Consistent with city code provisions Fire/Safety Inspection - fee Minimum Cost Minimum Time Delay Result: Authorized

Option 2 Planning Commission - Review Unnecessary: §154.121, 122, 169 Fire/Safety Inspection - fee Add Cost for hearing Add Delay for hearing Result: Authorized

Option 3 Zoning Board of Appeals - Variance Beyond scope of authority: §154.123 Fire/Safety Inspection - fee Add Cost for hearing Add Delay for pre-hearing notice Add Delay for hearing Result: Illegal Variance

Compare your choice with the decision of real city administrators - Mt. Pleasant, MI 01.25.12