A. 
There is hereby established the Office of Zoning Administrator. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator to administer and cause the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. All departments, officials and public employees of Federalsburg which are vested with the authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and shall not issue any permit or license for any use, building, structure, or purpose which would be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter. Any permit or license, issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, shall be null and void. If the Zoning Administrator shall find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings, or structures or of additions, alterations, or structural changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this chapter to insure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.
B. 
The Zoning Administrator shall report to the Planning and Zoning Commission on all permits issued from his office at each regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall carry out the directives of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C. 
No building permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator for a multiple dwelling, commercial or industrial structure until the application therefor has been referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its findings, recommendations, and approval.
No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally, altered, or use of land changed without a certificate therefor, issued by the Zoning Administrator. No zoning certificate shall be issued except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, except after written order from the Board of Appeals.
A. 
All applications for zoning certificates shall be accompanied by site plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, and showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration. The application shall include such other information as lawfully may be required by the Administrator, including existing lot; proposed uses of the building and land; the number of families, housekeeping units, or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be necessary to determine conformance with, and provide for, the enforcement of this chapter.
B. 
One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator, after he shall have marked such copy either as approved or disapproved and attested to the same by his signature on such copy. The second copy of the same plans, similarly marked, shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or wholly or partly altered or enlarged its use or structure until a zoning occupancy permit shall have been issued therefor by the Zoning Administrator or Housing Inspector, stating that the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
B. 
No nonconforming structure or use shall be maintained, renewed, changed, or extended until a zoning occupancy permit shall have been issued only by the Zoning Administrator. The zoning occupancy permits shall state specifically wherein the nonconforming use differs from the provisions of this chapter, provided that, upon enactment or amendment of this chapter, owners or occupants of nonconforming uses or structures shall have six months to apply for zoning occupancy permits. Failure to make such application within six months shall be presumptive evidence that the property was conforming at the time of enactment of amendment of this chapter.
C. 
No permit for erection, alteration, moving, or repair of any building shall be issued until an application has been made for a zoning occupancy permit; the permit shall be issued in conformity with the provisions of this chapter upon completion of the work.
D. 
The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of all zoning occupancy permits and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person.
E. 
Failure to obtain a zoning occupancy permit shall be a violation of this chapter and punishable under § 245-143 of this chapter.
If the work described in any zoning certificate has not been substantially completed within two years of the date of issuance, unless work is satisfactorily proceeding thereof, said permit shall expire and be canceled by the Zoning Administrator, and written notice thereof shall be given to the persons affected, together with notice that further work as described in the canceled certificate shall not proceed unless and until a new zoning certificate has been obtained.
Zoning certificates or zoning occupancy permits issued on the basis of site plans and applications approved by the Zoning Administrator authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction differing with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and punishable as provided by § 245-143 of this chapter.