(a) Zoning Compliance. Except as hereinafter provided, no building permit shall be issued by any officer, department, or employee unless the Building Inspector or his or her duly appointed representative has examined the application for such permit and has affixed to it his or her certificate, indicating that the proposed building or structure complies with all the provisions of this Zoning Code, and that all required Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals approvals have been obtained. Any permit or certificate issued in conflict with the provisions of this Zoning Code, shall be null and void.
(b) Plans and Drawings; Certification. Every application for a building permit shall be accompanied by:
(1) A plot plan, in duplicate, of the piece or parcel of land, lot or 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 portions thereof, according to the registered or recorded plat of such land. For special land uses and for other buildings and structures requiring site plan approval, the complete drawings upon which site plan approval was based shall be submitted.
(2) The complete architectural and/or engineering drawings from which the building or structure will be constructed. Said drawings shall 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, structure, or land, and such other information as may be required by the Building Inspector for the proper enforcement of this Zoning Code.
The Building Inspector shall require certification by a registered professional engineer or registered architect for all structures, except single-family residential structures. The Building Inspector may, in those cases wherein his or her judgment it is necessary, require certification by a registered professional engineer, or registered architect for single-family residential structures.
(c) Occupancy Certificate Required. No building, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this Zoning Code (January 20,1982), and no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied, and no land, vacant on such effective date such Zoning Code, shall be used for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector. No change in a use shall be made until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the use of occupancy complies with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(d) Application for Occupancy Certificate. No occupancy certificate for a building, or portion thereof, constructed after the effective date of this Zoning Code, shall be issued until construction has been completed and the premises inspected and certified by the Building Inspector to be in conformity with the plans and specifications upon which the building permit was based. No occupancy certificate for a building, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this Zoning Code (January 20, 1982), shall be issued and no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied until the premises have been inspected and certified by the Building Inspector to be in compliance with all applicable standards. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate may be issued to permit occupancy of a building during completion of site work, or to permit occupancy of completed portions of buildings during completion of other portions. Temporary occupancy certificates shall be valid for a period of six months and shall be renewable a maximum of two times with each renewal for a maximum of three months.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)