(A) Use permit required. A use permit issued by the City Council/Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall be secured prior to the erection, addition or alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof; prior to the use or change of use of a building, structure or land; prior to the change or extension of a non-conforming use; and prior to the placement of fill or excavation of materials within the floodplain.
(B) Application for use permit. Application for a use permit shall be made in duplicate to the Building Inspector on forms furnished by him or her and shall include the following where applicable: plans in duplicate drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the lot; existing or proposed structures, fill or storage of materials; and the location of the foregoing in relation to any stream channel.
(C) State and federal permits. Prior to granting a use permit or processing an application for a conditional use permit or variance, the Zoning Administrator shall determine that the applicant has obtained all necessary state and federal permits.
(D) Certificate of zoning compliance for a new, altered or non-conforming use. It shall be unlawful to use, occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered or enlarged in its use or structure until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector, stating that the use of building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter. Where a non-conforming use or structure is extended or substantially altered, the certificate of zoning compliance shall specifically state the manner in which the non-conforming structure or use differs from the provisions of this chapter.
(E) Construction and use to be as provided in applications, plans, permits and certificate of zoning compliance.
(1) Use permits, conditional use permits or certificates of zoning compliance issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorize only the use, arrangement and construction at variance with the authorized shall be deemed violation of this chapter, and punishable as provided by Part VI (Penalty Section) of this chapter.
(2) The applicant shall be required to submit certification by a registered professional engineer, registered architect or registered land surveyor that the finished fill and building elevations were accomplished in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Flood-proofing measures shall be certified by a registered architect.
(F) Completion of work.
(1) Any person altering, repairing or remodeling the exterior portion of a building, including an attached or detached garage, shall complete such work within 180 days from the date of issuance of the use and building permits. The issuing authority may extend the time for completion upon written request of the permittee establishing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee prevented completion of the work for which the building permit was authorized.
(2) All building debris must be removed from the work site within said 180 days from the date of issuance of the use and building permits unless the issuing authority extends the time for completion upon the written request of the permittee.
(3) Any permittee who fails to remove said work debris in a timely fashion, even if the work has not been completed, but no extension has been granted, shall be in violation of the terms of this chapter and the terms of the use and building permits and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and by up to 90 days in jail.