(A) Building permit. No building permit shall be issued until the application for such permit has been determined by the Enforcement Officer to be in compliance in all respects with the provisions of this chapter or with a written order from the Board of Appeals in the form of an administrative review decision on an appeal or variation as provided in §§ 154.160 through 154.162. Construction must commence within a one-year period.
(B) Certificate of zoning compliance.
(1) No building or structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied and used until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the Enforcement Officer.
(2) Certificates of zoning compliance shall be requested coincident with the request for a certificate of occupancy as required under ordinance.
(3) The Enforcement Officer shall cause the premises to be inspected to determine that the proposed use and any buildings or structures involved comply in all respects with the provisions of this chapter or with a written order from the Board of Appeals in the form of an administrative review decision on an appeal or variation as provided in §§ 154.160 through 154.162.
(4) Upon determination of compliance, the Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance stating that the building or structure is in conformance with this chapter.
(5) The issuance of a certificate of zoning compliance is required in addition to the code requirement for a certificate of occupancy, not as a substitute for same.
(6) A record of all certificates of zoning compliance shall be kept on file in the office of the Enforcement Officer, and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or structure affected.
(C) Use permit. No change shall be made in the use of a building or land without a use permit having first been issued by the Enforcement Officer. No permit shall be issued unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Certificate of occupancy. No building or structure shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 834, passed 2-1-2001)