(a) No land use shall be commenced or changed, and no structure shall be erected, enlarged, moved or structurally altered, until a zoning permit has been obtained from the Zoning Administrator and the fee required for such a permit has been paid. An application for a zoning permit is available upon request from the Village Administrative Assistant at the Village Hall. Once the application has been returned to the Administrative Assistant at the Village Hall, the Zoning Administrator will be notified of its receipt. The Zoning Administrator will act upon it within seven days.
(b) Zoning permits shall be issued only in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code, unless the Zoning Administrator receives a written order from the Board of Zoning Appeals permitting a conditional use or variance.
(c) Each permit shall state that the permit shall expire and a new permit must be requested if work has not begun within six months or completed within one year. The Zoning Administrator may determine that delay in completion of work was justified and unavoidable and may issue a second permit. If work has not proceeded within the specified time restrictions after the issuance of the second permit, further permits must be approved by the Planning Commission.
(d) Failure of a zoning permit holder to complete the work as stated in the building permit application, or failure to occupy the building or premises in or upon which the permit was sought at the expiration of allowed permits, shall be deemed a violation of this section, punishable as provided in Section 1262.99 of the Planning and Zoning Code.
(Ord. 710-78. Passed 9-19-78; Ord. 1436-13. Passed 7-16-13.)