(1)

No building or structure above or below the ground, shall be erected, structurally altered, or relocated within the City until a building permit has been issued by the Administrator certifying that such building would be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with the Building Code.

(2)

The Administrator and Police Department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. No person, whether as owner, contractor, builder, etc., shall erect, construct, or structurally alter any building or other structure without obtaining a building permit from the Administrator and such Administrator shall not issue any permit unless the requirements of this section are complied with. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by plans, drawn to scale, showing the location, actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built on, the exact size and location on the lot of the proposed or existing building and accessory building, the required setbacks, the existing and intended use of each building or part of a building, the number of families the building is intended to accommodate and such other information as may be required by the Administrator for the purpose of compliance with this chapter. An application for a Building Permit shall be made in conformity with the requirements of the Building Code.

(1)

No vacant land shall be occupied or used, and no building shall be hereafter elected, structurally altered, relocated, used or occupied until an Occupancy and Zoning Use Permit has been issued certifying that any such building, use or occupancy complies with the provisions of this chapter. A like permit shall be obtained before any change is made in the type of use, or before any legal nonconforming use is resumed, changed, extended, or granted conditional use status.

(2)

Application for such permit shall be made to the Administrator prior to or at the same time as the application for a Building Permit, or prior to the commencement of any use not involving a Building Permit.

(a)

Such application shall state that the building or proposed use of a building or land complies with all the building and health laws and with the provisions of this chapter, a statement by the applicant as to the intended use of the premises and buildings thereon.

(b)

Within 10 days after the notification of the completion of the erection, alteration or relocation of the building or of intent to commence a use, the Administrator shall make an inspection of the premises and any building thereon and if the building and the intended use thereof, and the proposed use of the premises comply with the requirements of this chapter an Occupancy and Zoning Use Permit shall be issued.

(c)

For the purpose of defraying the cost of inspection and administrative processing, such application shall be accompanied by such fee as established by the City Council.

(3)

If within 12 months of the date of application, no Occupancy and Zoning Use Permit has been issued, any building permit related thereto shall lapse and the Administrator shall make immediate investigation to ascertain that no use of occupancy has in fact commenced without proper authority. Upon showing valid case, the Administrator may grant an extension of such permit for a period not to exceed 6 months.

(4)

Pending the issuance of a regular permit, a temporary permit may be issued for a period not exceeding 6 months during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its permanent occupation. Such temporary permit shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants. A temporary permit shall be voided if the building fails to conform to the provisions of this chapter to such a degree as to render it unsafe for the occupancy proposed.