(a) No excavation for a foundation, or erection, construction or structural alteration of any structure or part of a structure, or occupancy of streets or alleys with building materials or temporary structures for construction purposes, shall be undertaken until a building permit therefor has been issued by the Administrative Officer.
(b) All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plat, drawn to scale, showing actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of each building to be erected on each lot and such other information as may be necessary to enable the Administrative Officer to determine that the proposed structure and use will conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(c) All applications for building and zoning permits shall contain the following property owner certification language: I certify that I am the property owner or authorized designee for the property owner. The above information is accurate, and all work will be performed only by the property owner or a contractor(s) properly registered with the City of Vermilion Building Department. Furthermore, the property owner is responsible for compliance with all deed restrictions and/or easements which may exist on their property.
(d) No building or structure shall be constructed, moved, altered, added to or enlarged, and no excavation or foundation shall be made, in any subdivision in which the street on which the same is proposed to be done, and the facilities for storm water drainage, sanitary sewer lines, water lines, gas mains (if needed), pavement, curbs and gutters, have not been constructed, installed and approved in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations, except that building permits for such buildings and structures for which applications have been made prior to the effective date of Ordinance 73-66, passed July 23, 1973, shall be issued if otherwise in compliance with City ordinances.
(e) An occupancy permit, either for the whole or a part of a new building or for alteration of an existing building, shall be applied for and shall be issued within ten days after written request for the same has been made to the Administrative Officer after the erection or alteration of such building or part has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(f) Except where a nonconforming use is already a matter of public record, a like certificate shall be issued for the purpose of maintaining a nonconforming use existing at the time of the passage of this Zoning Code (Ordinance 66-103, passed December 19, 1966) and such certificate shall state that the use does not conform with the provisions of this Zoning Code. For the purpose of complying with this requirement, the Administrative Officer shall mail such certificate to the occupants or owners of all such property within six months after the passage of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2018-64. Passed 10-22-18.)