(A) Generally. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall construct, erect, alter, wreck, or move any building or structure or parts thereof without first securing a land use and zoning permit from the city. It shall not be necessary to secure a land use and zoning permit in order to alter, repair, or otherwise change the interior of any residential building, provided, the proposed alteration, repair, or change will not affect the exterior dimension of such building or change the existing use and occupancy thereof.
(B) Application. Application for a land use and zoning permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator on blank forms to be furnished by the city. Each application for a permit to construct or alter a building shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to scale showing the dimensions of the lot to be built upon and the size and location of the building and accessory buildings to be erected. Applications shall contain such other information as may be deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this code of ordinances.
(C) Fees. The fee for a land use and zoning permit shall be determined by the Council.
(D) Issuance. The Zoning Administrator shall determine that the building plans, together with the application, comply with all the terms of this code of ordinances, in which event, he or she shall execute a certificate of approval and file same with the Planning Department. Upon the filing of such certificate and payment by the applicant or permit fee established by the Council, the Planning Director shall issue the land use and zoning permit.
(E) Certificate of zoning compliance.
(1) A certificate of zoning compliance shall be obtained before any building hereafter erected or structurally altered is occupied or the use of any such building is altered.
(2) Application for a certificate of zoning compliance for a new building or for existing building which has been altered shall be made to the Zoning Administrator as part of the application for a land use and zoning permit as required in division (B) above.
(3) Every certificate of zoning compliance shall state that the building or proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions of law and this code of ordinances. A record of all certificates of zoning compliance shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(2006 Code, § 4.03) (Ord. 130, passed 12-23-1971)