(a) Use Prohibited Without Certificate. No owner, lessee or tenant shall use or permit the use of any structure, building or land, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, replaced, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a Certificate of Zoning Compliance shows that such building or premises or a part thereof, and the proposed use thereof, are in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(1) The Planning and Zoning Administrator shall issue a Zoning Certificate provided he/she is satisfied that the structure, building and/or premises, the proposed use thereof, and the proposed methods of water supply, electric supply and disposal of sanitary waste, conform with all requirements of this Zoning Ordinance, subject to approval of the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Board of Architectural Review and/or Council where the Zoning Ordinance requires or deems appropriate.
(2) This section shall in no case be construed as requiring a certificate in the event of a change in ownership or tenancy only, without a change in use or intended use, provided that no alterations or additions are proposed for such building.
(b) Temporary Uses. The following regulations are necessary to govern the operation of certain uses that are non-permanent in nature. Application for a Temporary Zoning Permit, where applicable, shall be made to the Zoning Administrator, containing a graphic description of the property to be utilized and a site plan, a description of the proposed use, and sufficient information to determine yard requirements, setback, sanitary facilities, and parking space for the proposed temporary use. The following uses are deemed temporary uses and shall be subject to the specific regulations and time limits which follow and to the regulations of any district in which such use is located:
(1) A real estate sales office including a mobile office may be permitted within any district for any new subdivision that has been approved by St. Clairsville. Such office shall contain no living accommodations. The permit shall be valid for one (1) year, but may be granted six-month extensions if conditions warrant such renewal. Such office shall be removed upon completion of sales of the lots therein, or upon expiration of the Temporary Use Permit, whichever occurs sooner.
(2) Temporary offices including mobile offices for contractors and equipment sheds incidental to construction projects may be permitted within any district. The permit shall not be valid for more than one (1) year but may be renewed for six-month extensions if construction is substantially underway. Such uses shall be removed immediately upon completion of the construction project, or upon expiration of the Temporary Use Permit whichever occurs sooner.
(c) Certificate of Zoning Compliance (Zoning Permit). No permit for the extension, erection or alteration of any building shall be issued before an application has been made and a Certificate of Zoning Compliance (Zoning Permit) issued, and no building shall be occupied until such certificate is approved.
(d) Effect of Approval. Zoning Permits issued on the basis of plans, information and application approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator and/or Planning Commission authorize only the use, arrangement and construction set forth in such approved plans, information and application or approved amendments thereto, and no other use, arrangement or construction. Use, arrangement and construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this Zoning Ordinance and punished as provided in this chapter.
(e) Approval of Health Officer. In every case where the lot is not serviced with public water supply and/or the disposal of sanitary wastes by means of public water and sewers, the application shall be accompanied by written evidence of approval by the responsible Health Officer as to the proposed method of water supply and/or treatment and disposal of sanitary waste.
(Ord. 2007-06. Passed 3-19-07.)