(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or to permit the use of any structure, building or land, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate is issued by a Zoning Officer.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to issue a certificate, once satisfied that the structure, building or premises and the proposed use thereof conform to all the requirements of this chapter.
(3) No permit for excavation, construction or reconstruction shall be issued by the Zoning Officer unless the plans, specifications and the intended use conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(B) A zoning certificate shall be required for any of the following, except as herein provided:
(1) Construction or structural alteration of any building, including accessory buildings;
(2) Change in use of an existing building or accessory building to a use of a different classification;
(3) Occupancy and use of vacant land;
(4) Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification; and
(5) Any change in the use of a non-conforming use.
(Prior Code, § 27.07.01.01) Penalty, see § 153.999