Reference

Municipal Code 

Permits

Building Permit  Administrative Plat Application

Fees

Gothenburg Fees Resolution

Building Inspector

Doug Swanson is the appointed Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator.  Office hours are from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the City office located at 409 9th Street.  Doug may be reached by cell phone anytime from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.  Please call the City Office at (308) 537-3677 for more information.

Planning Commission

Gothenburg's Planning Commission is made of of seven members who are appointed by the Mayor and with the approval of a majority vote of the City Council.  Gothenburg Planning and Zoning Commission meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM.  The meeting are held in the Gothenburg City Council Chambers located at 409 9th Street.  It shall be the duty of the Commission to make and adopt plans for the physical development of the Municipality.  All actions by the Commission shall be subject to the review and supervision of the Mayor and City Council.  Recommendations from the Commission shall be received by the City Council within sixty (60) days after the Commission begins consideration of a matter relating to the comprehensive development plan, capital improvements, building codes, subdivision development, the annexation of territory, or zoning.

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment is made up of five members who are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the elected members of the City Council.  One member of the Board of Adjustment shall be at the same time a member of the Planning Commission.  The Board of Adjustments meets at such times as either the Chairman calls a meeting; or upon the call of any three members of the Board.  

It is the duty of the Board to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by a Municipal official based on any zoning ordinance of the Municipality; to hear and decide in accordance with the provision of any zoning ordinance, requests for interpretation of any map; and authorize a variance from the strict application of any zoning ordinance if it is found that a specific piece of property, due to exceptional specifications existing at the time of passage of the said ordinance, would result in exceptional difficulties and undue hardship; provided, that no variance shall be granted if the undue hardship appears to affect the property in the district generally, or if the situation of the property concerned appears to be so general or recurring in nature as to make reasonably practicable, the formulation of a general regulation to be adopted by the Governing Body as a whole.

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