(A) A permit as required by the building code and other applicable codes and ordinances of the city for excavation, erection, addition, or alteration of any building or structure or land improvement when no buildings or structures are involved shall not be issued until the building inspector certifies on such permit that there is conformance with the regulations of this title.
(B) When applicable for a specific use, the city council shall require that an application for a zoning certificate and certificate of occupancy shall have affixed to it a statement from a professional engineer, registered in the state of Illinois certifying the levels of noise, vibration, smoke, and particulate matter, toxic and noxious matter, odorous matter, glare and heat and the maximum quantities of flammable materials and other materials or products that decompose by detonation to be stored or utilized on the premises in the operation of the use for which the zoning certificate and the certificate of occupancy is being requested and that there is compliance with all regulations of this title.
(C) Within fifteen (15) days after the date of an application for a zoning certificate which requires a statement from a professional engineer as set forth in subsection (B) of this section, the building inspector, after receiving the approval of the city council, shall issue a zoning certificate. However, when in the opinion of the city council, the operation of the use for which a zoning certificate is requested would not in fact further the intent and purpose of this title, the building inspector may delay action for approval or denial of a zoning certificate for a period of not more than thirty (30) days from the date of application. The building inspector shall approve or deny such an application only after receiving a report relative thereto from a professional engineer or testing laboratory retained by the city and after approval by the city council. (1977 Code)