(a) Excavations for building or site improvements or change in use shall not be started, or buildings or structure, or parts thereof, shall not be erected, added to, moved until a zoning certificate has been applied for and issued by the Zoning Inspector.
(b) Certificates are required for the following:
(1) Residential, Commercial and Industrial Construction.
(2) Signs.
(3) Fences.
(4) Swimming Pools.
(5) Conversion of Existing Dwellings.
(6) Parcel Splits.
(7) Home Occupations.
(8) Nonconforming Use.
(c) Approval of Development Plans. Whenever such plan has been submitted by the developer as required by this Zoning Ordinance, the preliminary plan and the final plan of the development area shall have been approved by the Planning Commission before a zoning permit may be issued by the Zoning Inspector.
(d) Compliance to Zoning Regulations, Certificates for the construction of a building or land improvements or change in use may be issued by the Zoning Inspector only if the work described in the application clearly complies with all the provisions of the Zoning and other Ordinances of the Village of Delta, Ohio. If the proposed building or use does not clearly comply, the Zoning Inspector shall not have the power to grant variances or make exceptions unless specifically so empowered.
(e) Conditional Use Certificate. Whenever a determination for a "Conditional Use" is required, a certificate for the building or use requiring a Conditional Use Certificate shall not be issued until such permit has been applied for and issued by the Board of Appeals.
(f) Determination of Similar Use. Whenever a determination for "Similar Use" is required, a certificate for the building or use shall not be issued until the inclusion of said use as a permitted use has been reviewed by the Planning Commission and confirmed by Council.
(Ord. 99-2. Passed 3-1-99.)