(a) Zoning Certificate Required. No owner shall use or permit the use of any building or land or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate has been issued by the Zoning Inspector. The zoning certificate shall show that such building or premises or a part thereof and the proposed use thereof, are in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code. No permit for excavation or construction shall be issued by the Zoning Inspector unless the plans, specifications and the intended use conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(b) Temporary Certificate. Under such rules as may be adopted by the Planning Commission, the Zoning Inspector may issue a temporary zoning certificate for a part of a building.
(c) Request for Inspection and Certificate. Under written request from the owner or tenant, the Zoning Inspector shall issue a zoning certificate for any building or premises existing at the time of enactment of this Zoning Code, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building or premises and whether such use conforms to the provisions of this Code.
(d) Building Permit Issuance. No building permit shall be issued by the City for the construction of a dwelling or other structure unless there has been presented by the applicant or his representative a zoning certificate duly signed and certified by the Zoning Inspector.
(Ord. 82. Passed 11-14-60.)