(A) The Zoning Administrator shall have the power to grant building, site, and occupancy permits and to make inspections of buildings, sites, or lots necessary to carry out his or her duties in the enforcement of this ordinance. It shall be unlawful for the Zoning Administrator to approve any plans or issue a building, site, or occupancy permit for any excavation or construction until he or she has inspected those plans in detail and found them in conformity with this ordinance. To this end, the Zoning Administrator shall require that every application for a permit for excavation, construction, moving, or alteration or change in type of use or the type of occupancy, be accompanied by written statement and plans or plats drawn to scale, in triplicate (site plan review - 12 copies), and showing the following in sufficient detail to enable the Zoning Administrator to ascertain whether the proposed work or use is in conformance with this ordinance:
(1) The actual shape, location, and dimensions of the lot;
(2) The shape, size, and location of all buildings or other structures to be erected, altered, or moved and of any buildings or other structures already on the lot;
(3) The existing and intended use of the lot and of all such structures upon it, including, in residential areas, the number of dwelling units the building is intended to accommodate; and
(4) Other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of this ordinance are being observed as required in previous sections (i.e., site plan review, lot splits, and the like).
(B) If the proposed excavation, construction, moving, alteration, or use of the land as set forth in the application are in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a building or site permit. If any application for these permits is not approved, the Zoning Administrator shall state, in writing, on the application, the cause for disapproval. Issuance of a permit shall in no case be construed as waiving any provisions of this ordinance.
(C) Whenever an application for a building or site permit indicates the necessity for constructing an on-site sewage disposal system or water well system on the premises, the Zoning Administrator shall not issue the permit unless the County Health Department shall have approved the site for the construction of those facilities.
(D) The Zoning Administrator is under no circumstances permitted to grant exceptions to the meaning of any clause, order, or regulation contained in this ordinance to any person making application to excavate, construct, move, alter, or use buildings, structures, or land within the city. The Zoning Administrator shall record all nonconforming uses existing at the effective date of this ordinance.