(a) No excavation for foundation, not the erection, construction or structural alteration of any structure or part of a structure, or occupancy of streets or alleys with building materials or temporary structures for construction purposes, shall be undertaken until a Building Permit therefore shall have been issued by the Administrative Officer. No such Building Permit shall be issued before application has been made for a Certificate of Occupancy.
(b) No vacant land or structure shall be occupied, erected, structured, altered or use changed until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Administrative Officer.
(c) All applications for Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy shall be accompanied by a plat, drawn to scale, showing actual dimensions of said lot to be built upon, the size and location of each building to be erected on each lot and such other information as may be necessary to enable the Administrative Officer to determine that the proposed structure and use will conform to the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(d) A Certificate of Occupancy, either for the whole or part of a new building or for alteration of an existing building, shall be applied for, coincident with the application for a Building Permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or alteration of such building or part shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(e) A Certificate of Occupancy for the use or occupancy of vacant land, or for a change in the use of land, or for a change in the use of an existing building shall be applied for and issued before any such land shall be occupied or used, or such land or building changed in use, and such certificate shall be issued, within ten (10) days after application has been made, provided such proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(f) A like certificate shall be issued for the purpose of maintaining, renewing, changing or extending a non-conforming use, existing at the time of the passage of this Zoning Ordinance; and such Certificate shall state that the use does not conform with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. For the purpose of complying with this requirement, the Administrative Officer shall mail such Certificate to the occupants or owners of all such property within thirty (30) days after the passage of this Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 1459-14. Passed 3-10-14.)