A. Except as hereinafter provided, no building permit pertaining to the use of land or buildings shall be issued by any employee of the city unless the application for such permit has been examined by the building commissioner and has affixed thereto or stamped thereon a certificate of the office of the building commissioner that the proposed building or structure complies with all the provisions of this title. Any permit or occupancy certificate issued in conflict with the provisions of this title shall be null and void.
B. Every application for a building permit for a building in the I-1 light industrial district or I-2 heavy industrial district shall have affixed thereto the certificate of an architect or registered professional engineer licensed by the state of Illinois stating that, in his opinion, the building or structure and the proposed use thereof comply with all the provisions of this title. Within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such application, with the aforesaid certificate attached thereto, the building commissioner shall affix a zoning certificate to the building permit, provided there is compliance with all relevant provisions of this title, or the building commissioner shall refuse to issue a zoning certificate and shall advise the applicant in writing as to the reasons for said refusal.
C. Every application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a plat, in duplicate, of the piece or parcel of land, lot, lots, block or blocks, or parts or portions thereof, drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the piece or parcel, lot, lots, block or blocks or parts or portions thereof, according to the registered or recorded plat of such land; and said plat shall further show the ground area, height, and bulk of the building or structure, the building lines in relation to lot lines, the use to be made of the building or structure or land, and such other information as may be required by the building commissioner for the proper enforcement of this title. (Ord., 5-13-1968)