For the purpose of enforcing and administering this Zoning Title the following provisions of this Chapter shall apply, with the appointment of the Administrative Official:

   (A)   Administrative Official: Except as otherwise provided in this Title, the zoning administrator or his designee shall administer and enforce this Title, including the receiving of applications, the determination of zoning, and recommendations to the planning and zoning commission and/or city council. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)

No building or structure shall be erected, added to, or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector. All applications for such permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of this Title and applicable Building Codes. Unless upon written order of the Planning and Zoning Commission, no such building permit or certificate of occupancy, shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition, or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this Title and applicable Building Codes. Building permits shall be upon application providing the necessary information to determine that there is compliance with the Zoning Title. The application shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as shall be required by the City Council. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)

   (A)   No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector stating that the building or proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this Title.

   (B)   No nonconforming use shall be maintained, renewed, changed or extended without a certificate of occupancy having been first issued by the Building Inspector therefor.

   (C)   All certificates of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. Said certificate shall be issued within seven (7) days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved.

   (D)   The Building Inspector shall maintain a record of all certificates and copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.

   (E)   No permit for excavation for, or the erection or alteration of or repairs to any buildings shall be issued until an application has been made for a certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)

   (F)   Under such rules and regulations as may be established by the Planning and Zoning Commission and filed with the Building Inspector, a temporary certificate of occupancy for not more than thirty (30) days for a part of the building may be issued by him. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)

If any person violates any of the provisions of this Title, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or be both so fined and imprisoned. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as such hereunder, or may be remedied as provided by the laws of the State of Idaho. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)