(a) Building Permits. No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, remodeled, enlarged, or moved unless a building permit therefor shall first have been obtained from the Building Inspector. Residential building permits shall be effective for one year and, thereafter, a new application shall be made every six months, and shall be effective for six months. Subsequent permits shall require the same payment as the original fee required for the permit.
(b) Occupancy Permits. In the following instances, no occupancy, use or change of use shall take place until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector:
(1) Occupancy and use of a building erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, remodeled, enlarged, or moved;
(2) Change in use of an existing building to a different use;
(3) Occupancy of vacant land or a change in use of vacant land;
(4) Any change in the use of a nonconforming use; and
(5) Any change in tenant in an existing building in retail, commercial, limited industrial, and general industrial districts.
(c) Building and Occupancy Permit Application Procedures.
(1) Application required. An application shall be required for the issuance of a building or occupancy permit. Such application shall be obtained from the Building Inspector. An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made at the same time as the application for a building permit.
(2) Required information and drawings. Building and occupancy applications shall be accompanied by the following information and drawings:
A. A statement by the owner or his or her authorized agent which clearly states the existing use or uses to which the premises and buildings are devoted, as well as the proposed use or uses of the premises, existing buildings, or proposed buildings;
B. A plat showing dimensions of a lot to be developed, the lot number, information as to any unusual natural or topographic features, title, and evidence that the lot has been properly surveyed and located;
C. A site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location by dimension of proposed and existing buildings and their height, finished grades, driveways, parking areas, the number of off-street parking spaces or loading spaces and their layout, walks, the location, distance and use of adjacent buildings on adjoining lots, the location and size of the garage for each residential building, and whether the garage is included in the application or is to be built at a future date;
D. A drawing of the interior, if required by the Building Inspector; and
E. Such other information and drawings as may be required by the Building Inspector.
(3) Issuance of permit. A building or occupancy permit shall be issued when the work for which the permit was issued has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code. An occupancy permit shall remain in effect as long as the use of such building or of the land is in full conformity with the provisions of this Code and with any conditions upon which such certificate was issued.
(4) Certificate of occupancy. On written request by the owner, the Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any use of a building or of land existing at the time of the enactment of this Code. The certificate shall verify that, after inspection and investigation, the building or land in question conforms to the provisions of this Zoning Code, or is a conforming use. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and shall be open to the public.
(5) Violations of conditions. Upon the serving of notice of any violation of said provisions or conditions, the certificate of occupancy shall become null and void, and the continued occupancy and use thereunder shall be unlawful. A new certificate of occupancy shall be required for any further use of such building or land.
(Ord. 73-94. Passed 10-4-94.)