No land shall be used or occupied, except for agricultural purposes, and no building hereafter structurally altered or erected shall be used or changed in use until a zoning permit is issued by the town and a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the County Building Inspector and Administrative Official stating that the building and/or the proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this chapter. A zoning permit shall be issued for the purpose of maintaining or renewing a nonconforming use. A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or a part of a building, shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or structural alterations of the building or part shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the town or county office, and copies shall be furnished on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building erected. No permit for excavation for, or erection of, any building, or part of a building, or for repairs to, or alteration of, a building shall be issued until after a statement of its intended use has been filed by the applicant.
(Ord. passed 7-9-1985; Ord. passed 5-10-1990; Ord. passed 3-9-1999; Ord. passed 8-10-1999; Ord. passed 3-14-2000; Ord. passed 5-9-2000; Ord. passed 9-9-2003; Ord. passed 9-13-2005; Ord. passed 9-12-2006; Ord. passed 6-29-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999