The following shall apply in the application and issuance of zoning certificates.
(a) All zoning certificates shall be issued in the name of the titleholder (property owner). Except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, zoning certificates shall be in effect for one (1) year from date of issuance and shall remain in effect for one (1) year after date of commencement of construction unless an extension of six (6) months is applied for and granted for good cause shown. However, zoning certificates for demolition or removal of buildings shall only be in effect for six (6) months from date of issuance unless an extension of six (6) months is applied for and granted for good cause shown.
(b) Written application shall be made for a zoning certificate for the construction of a new building or the alteration or removal of an existing building. Said certificate shall be issued within thirty (30) days after a written request for the same has been made to the Zoning Inspector of his agent, provided such construction or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) Written application for a zoning certificate for the use of vacant land or for a change in the use of land or of a building or for a change in a nonconforming use, as herein provided, and shall be made to the Zoning Inspector. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, the certificate therefor shall be issued within thirty (30) days after the application for it has been made.
(d) Every application for a zoning certificate shall be accompanied by a plot plan in duplicate, and such other plans as may be necessary to show the location and type of buildings to be erected or alterations to be made. Where construction or physical improvement of the land is involved, the lot and the location of the buildings erected thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started and all dimensions shown on filed plans. Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from existing records, the Zoning Inspector may require the applicant to furnish a survey of the lot by a registered surveyor.
(e) Failure to notify the applicant of refusal within thirty (30) days shall entitle the applicant to a zoning certificate unless the applicant consents to an extension of time. (Ord. 2014-01. Passed 3-18-13.)