(A)   Zoning Certificates:

      1.   No permit pertaining to the use of land or buildings shall be issued unless the Zoning Enforcement Officer has certified after examination that it complies with all provisions of this Title.

      2.   An application for a zoning certificate for a use in a manufacturing district shall require the seal of a registered professional engineer of Illinois certifying that the proposed use can meet the performance standards of that district.

      3.   The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be allowed up to fifteen (15) days to act upon a zoning certificate application from date of receipt. If a zoning certificate is not granted, then the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall so inform the applicant, and the applicant then has thirty (30) days in which to reply to the Zoning Enforcement Officer. If the applicant does not reply within the thirty (30) day period, then the Zoning Enforcement Officer may void the zoning application.

   (B)   Occupancy Permits:

      1.   No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer stating that the building complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of these regulations. No change of use shall be made in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected or altered without a permit having been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, and no permit shall be issued to make such change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this Title and amendments thereto.

      2.   Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any existing building, except as may be necessary for the safety of life and property.

      3.   Certificate for occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or alteration of such building has been completed. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Enforcement Officer and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. A fee of two dollars ($2.00) charged for each original certificate and fifty cents ($0.50) for each copy thereof. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)

The Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Village or such deputies that have been or shall be duly appointed by the Village Board shall enforce this Title, and in addition thereto, and in furtherance of said authority shall:

   (A)   Issue all certificates of occupancy and make and maintain records thereof;

   (B)   Conduct inspections of buildings, structures and uses of land to determine compliance with the terms of this Title;

   (C)   Maintain permanent and current records of the zoning title, including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, special uses, variations, appeals and applications therefor;

   (D)   Receive, file and forward to the Clerk all applications for special uses or petitions for amendments to this Title which may be filed initially in the office of the Zoning Enforcement Officer;

   (E)   Receive, file and forward to the Zoning Board of Appeals copies of all applications for appeals, variations and other matters to be referred to the Planning and Zoning Board;

   (F)   Provide such clerical and technical assistance as may be required by the Planning and Zoning Board in the exercise of its duties; and

   (G)   File a report with the Village President and a copy to the Village Board of Trustees relative to findings of the Zoning Enforcement Officer on all reports of zoning violations made to him by a citizen, Village employee or Village official. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)

   (A)   The Village Administrator shall maintain a registry of the names and residence addresses of all unrelated adult persons residing in a dwelling unit within a residential building located in a single-family zoned district.

   (B)   All unrelated persons residing in a dwelling unit within a residential building in a single-family zoned district must respond to written or oral requests received from the Village Administrator for information concerning their identity and duration of residence in a dwelling unit.

   (C)   Failure to respond to such requests within thirty (30) days will constitute a violation of this Section.

   (D)   Any person who leases or otherwise allows another adult person(s) who is not related by genetics, marriage or adoption to other family members to make a regular, fixed nighttime abode within a dwelling unit, whether owned or rented, shall within two (2) weeks of commencement of such residency, notify the Village Administrator in writing of:

      1.   The full name and alias of such person(s);

      2.   The duration of the written lease or other written agreement, if any, between the owner(s)/renter(s) and the unrelated adult person; and

      3.   The anticipated term or duration of such residency, if there is not a written lease or other written agreement.

   (E)   Notwithstanding subsection (D) of this Section, it shall be the duty of any landlord to notify the Village Administrator in writing when the landlord authorizes any additional adult persons not parties to the lease to reside with the tenant(s). It shall be the duty of any landlord to notify the Village Administrator in writing when the landlord has knowledge of any adult persons not parties to the lease who appear to be residing with the tenants. The Village Administrator shall notify the tenant(s) of the obligations of any unrelated person(s) under subsection (D) of this Section to provide written notification, if applicable.

   (F)   Penalties and enforcement shall be provided in Chapter 20 of the Zoning Ordinance.

   (G)   This Section shall not apply to houseguests and other persons who have not or do not intend to make their residence in the dwelling unit, except that any adult person who inhabits such dwelling unit as a regular, fixed nighttime abode for more than one month shall be required to register and respond to requests from the Village Administrator, as provided herein.

   (H)   The registry shall at all times be maintained by the Village Administrator for the exclusive purpose of determining compliance with the residential character limitations pertaining to dwelling units in single-family zoned residential districts established by the Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 99-20, 9-28-1999)