A. No construction or alteration shall commence until the director has issued a zoning certificate. If no structures are involved, no use shall commence until the director has issued a zoning certificate.
B. No zoning certificate shall be issued for any use on a property in violation of this title or on a property that contains structures or uses in violation of this title. Any zoning certificate secured in violation of a state or federal law shall be invalid.
C. The zoning certificate shall be invalid upon violation of any regulations of this title on the subject property.
D. Any application that requires issuance of a zoning certificate as a condition of approval shall be deemed complete with the issuance of the zoning certificate. This provision shall apply to prior approved applications with issued zoning certificates.
E. Zoning certificates issued in conjunction with a change of use that are not associated with a building permit shall expire if the new use has not commenced within one year of the date of issuance of the zoning certificate.
F. The zoning certificate may require inspections and approvals specified in the approval of the application.
G. If the director determines the conditions of the zoning certificate have been violated, he or she may require that all further work stop on a project until the violation has been remedied. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 490, 4-9-2003)