The following shall apply in the issuance of any permit:
(a) Permits Not to be Issued. No building permit shall be issued for the erection, alteration or use of any building or structure or part thereof, or for the use of any land, which is not in accordance with all provisions of this Zoning Code.
(b) Permits for New Use of Land. No land heretofore vacant shall hereafter be used, or an existing use of land be hereafter changed to a use of a different class or type, unless a certificate of occupancy is first obtained for the new or different use.
(c) Permits for New Use of Buildings. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be changed to or occupied by a use of a different class or type unless a certificate of occupancy is first obtained for the new or different use.
(d) Permits Required. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be hereafter erected, altered, moved or repaired unless a building permit shall have been first issued for such work. The terms "altered" and "repaired" shall include any changes in structural parts, stairways, type of construction, type, class or kind of occupancy, light or ventilation, means of egress and ingress, or other changes affecting or regulated by the City of Ionia Building and Housing Code, or this Zoning Code, except for minor repairs or changes not involving any of the aforesaid features.
(1975 Code § 5.174)