(a) Applications for zoning certificates shall be made to the Zoning Administrator, and shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon or used; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any; the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration or use of land, and the detailed location and size of all required off-street parking and loading areas. The application shall include such other information as lawfully may be required by the Zoning Administrator, including existing or proposed building or alteration; existing or proposed uses of the building and/or land; the number of families, housekeeping units or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot; easement locations; and such other matters as may be necessary to determine conformance with, and provide for the enforcement of this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Where any required information, such as a Site Plan, is placed on a building permit application, such information may be omitted from the application for a zoning certificate, and the zoning certificate shall make reference to the date and number of the building permit application. A zoning certificate may be issued at the same time the Zoning Administrator approves the zoning aspects of a building permit application.
(c) One copy of the Zoning Certificate shall be returned to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator after he has marked such copy either as approved or disapproved and attested to same by his signature on such copy. The second copy, similarly marked, shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of all Zoning Certificates, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person.
(d) Failure to obtain a zoning certificate shall be a violation of this Zoning Ordinance and punishable under Section 1103.99.