(A) It shall be unlawful to use any newly erected or altered structure or to change the use of any premises even though no structure was erected or altered until the Administrative Official has issued a certificate of zoning compliance authorizing such use.
(B) Applications for certificate of zoning compliance. The applicant shall notify the Administrative Official in writing of the date on which the use of any new or altered structure or the changed use of any premises will be ready to commence. Certification of service by public sewer and water from the city water and sewer system or State Department of Plumbing approval of an installed septic system must accompany all applications.
(C) The Administrative Official shall keep a permanent file of all applications and all certificates issued.
(D) If the newly erected or altered structure and the new use of the premises conform with all applicable ordinances, regulations, and codes, the Administrative Official shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance authorizing the use thereof. If the structure or use fails to conform, the Administrative Official shall refuse to issue a certificate of zoning compliance and shall deliver written notice to the applicant stating the reasons for refusal.
(E) Inspections. The Administrative Official shall inspect the newly constructed or altered structure or the premises for which a changed use is proposed and shall issue or refuse to issue a certificate of zoning compliance thirty (30) days after the date on which the new use is ready to commence and where the thirty (30) day notice period expires on or before the date shown in the application for the new use to commence, without the inspection by the Administrative Official above provided for, the new use shall be deemed to have been approved without a certificate of occupancy.
(F) The issuance of a certificate of zoning compliance by the Administrative Official shall not waive any provision or regulation of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 1-27-87) Penalty, see § 156.999