(a) Failure to Obtain a Zoning Permit, Certificate of Zoning Compliance, or Other Permit. Failure to obtain a zoning permit, Certificate of Zoning Compliance, or other permit as required by specific Sections of this Ordinance shall be a violation of this Ordinance and punishable under subsection (d) hereof.
(b) Construction and Use to be as Provided in Applications, Plans, Permits, and Certificates. Zoning permits or certificates of occupancy issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the Zoning Inspector authorize only the use, and arrangement set forth in such approved plans and applications or amendments thereto. Any use, arrangement, or construction not in conformance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance, and punishable as provided in subsection (d) hereof.
(c) Complaints Regarding Violations. Whenever a violation of this Ordinance occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint. Such complaint shall state fully the causes and basis thereof, and shall be filed with the Zoning Inspector. The Zoning Inspector shall record such complaint, immediately investigate, and take such appropriate action thereon as may be necessary and provided for by this Ordinance.
(d) Penalties for Violation. Violation of the provisions of this Ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in various sections of this Ordinance) shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor. Any person who violates this Ordinance or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Each day such violation continues, after receipt of violation notice, shall be considered a separate offense. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City, or any owner of contiguous or neighboring property who would be especially damaged by such violation from such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy such violation, including, but not limited to, initiating suit for the immediate termination of such action, through injunction or other means.
Penalties as above shall apply unless penalties are delineated for specific sections of this Ordinance, in which case the penalties delineated in those sections shall apply.
(e) Void Zoning Permit.
(1) A zoning permit shall be void if any of the following conditions exist:
A. The zoning permit was issued contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance by the Zoning Inspector.
B. The zoning permit was issued based upon a false statement by the applicant.
C. The zoning permit has been assigned or transferred.
(2) When a zoning permit has been declared void for any of the above reasons by the Board of Zoning Appeals, written notice of its revocation shall be given by certified mail to applicant, and sent to the address as it appears on the application. Such notices shall also include a statement that all work upon or use of the building, structure, or land cease unless, and until, a new zoning permit has been issued.