(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or tenant to use or to permit the use of any structure, building, or land, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate shall have been authorized by the Commission and issued by the Zoning Inspector. No development permitted by this chapter, including accessory and temporary uses, may be established or changed, no structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, razed or removed, and no building used, occupied or altered with respect to its use after the effective date of this chapter until a zoning certificate has been secured. A zoning certificate shall show that such building or premises or a part thereof, and the proposed use of the premises, are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and shall be upon such form as the Commission or Zoning Inspector shall provide or shall be endorsed upon the application submitted by the applicant. Nothing herein shall relieve any applicant of the additional responsibility of seeking any permit required by any applicable statute, ordinance or regulation in compliance with all of the terms of this chapter.
(B) Notwithstanding, the foregoing requirements, no zoning certificate shall be required for the following improvements:
(1) Maintenance. Routine maintenance and repair, not resulting in size increase of existing structures;
(2) “Like for like”. Replacement, repair or routine maintenance of roof, siding, windows or doors, gutters or down spouts, or decking with material of comparable size and color, and in a manner which is considered to be “like for like” repair or replacement in the judgment of the Zoning Inspector and/or the Commission. The applicant shall be required to fill out the form attached as Exhibit B regarding such “like for like” improvements;
(3) Minor construction. New construction costing less than $1,000 which does not increase the size or affect the basic nature and use of an existing structure or lot;
(4) Repair. Repair or replacement of driveways or sidewalks; and
(5) Emergency construction, repair or replacement. Any construction, repair or replacement for which a zoning permit is otherwise required which in the discretion of the Zoning Inspector constitutes an emergency situation requiring prompt or immediate action to protect the resident, the resident’s neighbors or the village from imminent harm to persons or property in any significant degree may proceed without prior consideration or approval of an application for a zoning permit. In the event such an emergency is certified by the Zoning Inspector, the resident(s) making such repairs shall, at then earliest opportunity, and prior to the next regular meeting of the Commission occurring after their emergency, file an application for a permit for the action taken on an emergency basis and such related repairs and improvement as are contemplated.
(C) The fact that a zoning permit is not required for projects as set forth above herein, does not excuse the contractor performing such work from meeting all registration requirements for village income tax purposes, as may be set forth elsewhere in ordinances of the village.
(Ord. 1999-03, passed 3- -1999; Ord. 2013-04, passed 2-4-2013) Penalty, see § 155.999