(a) Except as otherwise permitted by this Zoning Ordinance, no person, without first having obtained a zoning permit, shall do any of the following;
(1) Alter, construct, convert, create, or extend, in whole or in part, any building or structure, or locate or place any structure on land;
(2) Change, in whole or in part, the use of any existing building or structure or the use of any land.
(3) Perform any exterior modification or structural alteration of any building or structure within the Architectural Review Overlay District.
(b) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Use or permit the use of, any structure, building, or land, or part thereof, in violation of this Zoning Ordinance;
(2) Violate any term, condition, or requirement of a zoning permit, occupancy permit, approved variance, or conditional use permit;
(3) Disobey or disregard any written lawful order of the Zoning Inspector;
(4) Continue to use any structure, building, or land in violation of this Zoning Ordinance after a zoning permit has been revoked.
(5) Demolish any building or structure within the Architectural Review Overlay
District without obtaining a demolition permit.
(c) If a building or structure is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, demolished, converted, maintained or used, or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this Zoning Ordinance or any amendment or supplement thereto, Council, the Law Director, Village Manager or his/her designee, or any adjacent or contiguous property owner may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, demolition, conversion, maintenance, or use; to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, demolition, business or use in or about such premises.
(Ord. 15-08. Passed 1-7-09.)