(A) Issuance of zoning compliance permits.
(1) (a) No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or enlarged or moved; nor shall any change be made in the use of any building, structure, or land without a zoning compliance permit having been obtained from the Zoning Administrator for the building, structure, or land.
(b) A zoning compliance application shall be filled out and submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall require that all applications for zoning compliance permits shall be accompanied by plans and specifications including a plot plan in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the following information as incorporated in the township building permit application:
(a) The actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon;
(b) The exact size and location of existing structures on the lot, if any; and
(c) The location and dimensions of the proposed structure or alteration.
(3) (a) A copy of the issued building permit shall be proof of approval or disapproved, and attested to same by the Zoning Administrator’s signature on the building permit application.
(b) The approved minutes of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Commission, or Township Board shall be the compliance permit.
(B) Voiding of zoning compliance permit.
(1) Any zoning compliance permit granted under this chapter shall become null and void and fees forfeited unless construction and/or use completed within 545 days of the date of issuance.
(2) A zoning compliance permit shall be renewable upon reapplication and upon payment of the fee, subject, however, to the provisions of all ordinances in effect at the time of renewal.
(Ord. -, Article VI, § 6.5, passed 9-12-2006)