(A) Use prohibited without certificate.
(1) No owner, lessee, or tenant shall use or permit the use of any structure, building, or land, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a certificate of zoning compliance shows that such building or premises or a part thereof, and the proposed use thereof, are in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(2) The Director of Inspection and Engineering shall issue a zoning certificate provided that her or she is satisfied that the structure, building, and/or premises, the proposed use thereof, and the proposed methods of water supply and disposal of sanitary waste, conform with all requirements of this chapter, subject to approval of the Planning Commission and/or Village Council where the ordinance requires or deems appropriate.
(3) This section shall in no case be construed as requiring a certificate in the event of a change in ownership or tenancy only, without a change in use or intended use, provided that no alterations or additions are proposed for such building.
(B) Building permit. No building permit for the extension, erection, or alteration of any building shall be issued before an application has been made and a certificate of zoning compliance issued, and no building shall be occupied until such certificate is approved.
(C) Effect of approval. Zoning certificates issued on the basis of plans, information, and application approved by the Director of Inspection and Engineering and/or Planning Commission authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans, information, and application or approved amendments thereto, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Use, arrangement, and construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and punished as provided in this chapter.
(D) Approval of Health Officer. In every case where the lot is not serviced with public water supply and/or the disposal of sanitary wastes by means of public water and sewers, the application shall be accompanied by written evidence of approval by the responsible Health Officer as to the proposed method of water supply and/or treatment and disposal of sanitary waste.
(Ord. 96-152, passed 10-7-1996) Penalty, see § 153.999