[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 1944]
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, entity or
agent, whether on behalf of itself or others, to construct, relocate,
renovate or alter a structure or land without first applying for required
approvals and permits.
A. An application for zoning approval along with all required documents,
together with the appropriate fee, shall be submitted to the Construction
Office at the time of submittal of the construction application(s).
Construction permit(s) shall be not be issued until a zoning permit
is first obtained. The fee for all zoning permits is $75 and the fee
for all commercial use permits is $100.
[Amended 8-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2004]
B. It shall be unlawful for an owner and/or tenant to use, occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises or any part thereof hereafter created, located, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, until the Zoning Officer has issued a certificate of approval for that premises certifying that the structure or use complies with the provisions of this chapter as well as with the conditions of any approval granted by the Board. A new certificate of occupancy shall be required for every change in occupancy as outlined in Chapter
158.
[Amended 6-29-1993 by Ord. No. 1285; 11-17-2015 by Ord.
No. 1884]
For each and every violation of the provisions
of this chapter, the owner, contractor or other person or persons
interested as lessee, tenant or otherwise in any building or premises
where such violation has been committed or shall exist and who refuses
to abate said violation shall be subject to a fine of not more than
$1,250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days, or both,
at the discretion of the court or judicial officer before whom the
conviction was prosecuted. Each and every day that such violation
continues after such notice shall be considered a separate and specific
violation of this chapter.