(A) Hereinafter no land shall be occupied or used and no building erected, altered, or extended, shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator stating that the building zoning classification, building location, and proposed use thereof complies with this zoning code. A compliance permit for a new building or the reconstruction or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and the certificate shall be issued within five county working days following an approved final inspection of the premises involved.
(B) No nonconforming structure or use shall be extended, changed in use, or substantially altered until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator. The certificate of zoning compliance shall state specifically the particulars in which the nonconforming structure or use differs from the provisions of this zoning code. Upon written notice from the Administrator, owners of nonconforming uses or structures shall have three months to apply for certificates of zoning compliance. Failure to make such application within three months after receipt of the notice shall be presumptive evidence that the property was not conforming use at the time enactment or amendment of this zoning code.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)