(a) Certificate of Zoning Compliance for a Building. No building shall be occupied before a Certificate of Zoning Compliance has been issued by the Village. A Certificate of Zoning Compliance for a new building or the reconstruction or alteration of an existing building may be issued concurrently with the application for a Building Permit to the County. The certificate shall be issued within three days after the request for same has been made in writing to the Zoning Inspector, and after the erection or alteration of such building or part thereof has been completed in conformity with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary Certificate of Zoning Compliance may be issued by the Zoning Inspector for a period not exceeding one year, during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties, or obligations of the owners or of the tenants relating to the use or occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by the Zoning Ordinance, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provision as will adequately ensure the safety of the occupants.
(b) Certificate of Zoning Compliance for Land. Certificate of Zoning Compliance for the use of vacant land or the change in character of the use of the land as herein provided, shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied or used, and a Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued within three days after the application has been made, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
(c) Content of Certificate of Zoning Compliance. Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall state the building or proposed use of a building or land complies with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Inspector and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. No fee shall be charged for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
(d) Additional Requirement. In addition to the requirements of this section, no Certificate of Zoning Compliance for a building or land located within a subdivision shall be issued unless there is submitted with the request for the same a certification by a registered professional engineer or registered professional surveyor. Such certification shall verify that the lot upon which such building or land is situated is in conformance with the existing grading plan submitted and approved for such subdivision pursuant to Section 1125.08
of the Subdivision Regulations.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 2-25-08.)