1. Building Permits. For the erection, enlargement, repair, alteration, moving or demolition of any structure, a building permit shall be obtained from the Zoning Officer. This shall be in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code. A building permit expires one year from the date of issuance.
2. Use Certificates. A use certificate shall be issued by the Zoning Officer only after the applicant demonstrates compliance with all applicable municipal, State, and Federal requirements.
A. The use certificate shall be obtained for any new structure as set forth below or for any change of use of a structure or land as set forth below before such new structure or use or change of use is occupied or established:
(1) Use of structure erected, structurally altered or extended, or moved after the effective date of this Chapter.
(2) Use of vacant land except for agricultural purposes.
(3) Any change in a conforming use of a structure or land.
(4) Any change from a nonconforming use of a structure or land to a conforming use.
(5) Any change in the use of a structure or land from that permitted by any variance of the Zoning Hearing Board.
B. Before any such use or change of use is occupied or established, the applicant shall have the intended use certified by the Zoning Officer as being in compliance with this Chapter.
C. The application for a use certificate shall include a statement of the intended use and any existing use of the structure or land.
D. The certificate continues in effect as long as the use of the structure or land for which it is granted conforms with this Chapter.
3. Occupancy Permits. An occupancy permit shall be issued by the Zoning Officer only after the applicant demonstrates compliance with all applicable municipal, State, and Federal requirements and any other conditions placed on the original building permit, before any building is occupied or established.
4. Temporary occupancy permits may be issued by the Zoning Officer during the months December, January, February, March and April if bituminous (black top) driveways cannot be installed and under extreme weather conditions only at the discretion of both the Zoning Officer and the Codes Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)