(a) No building or structure shall be constructed, erected, expanded, enlarged, or otherwise structurally altered until a zoning permit has been issued by the Zoning Officer.
(b) Applications for a zoning permit shall be made available at city hall.
(c) All applications for zoning permits shall be made in writing by the owner or authorized agent and shall be filed with the Zoning Officer. The application shall:
(1) Include a statement as to the proposed use of the structure or land.
(2) Be accompanied by a plan, drawn to scale, showing the dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location of the building to be constructed upon the lot, and accessory buildings to be erected, and such other information as may be deemed necessary by the Zoning Officer in determining and provided for the enforcement of this code.
(d) If the zoning permit application is approved by the Zoning Officer, then an appropriate placard issued by the City and containing the approval of the Zoning Officer, shall be returned together with the zoning permit to the applicant, following payment of the appropriate fee as determined by City Council. The placard shall be posted by the applicant in a conspicuous place upon the building or construction site prior to the commencement of any construction and shall remain upon the building or construction site during all construction operations.
(e) A zoning permit does not alleviate the necessity to obtain a building permit as required by the City of Moundsville Municipal Code. (Passed 10-3-17.)