Permits required. It shall be unlawful to erect, alter, reconstruct or relocate any structure or to institute a new or altered use of land or structure without obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector.

Application for permit. Any application for a new or altered use of land or structure shall be submitted to the Building Inspector and shall be accompanied by a specific reference to the subject lot or group of lots in the same ownership as the proposed lot, drawn to scale, showing the entire recorded ownership, all existing structures, all abutting streets and the exact area and boundaries of the parcel to be assigned to the subject use.

Approval of application. The Building Inspector shall examine such application and, if it conforms in all respects to the requirements of the Building Code and this Zoning Chapter or with a decision rendered by the Board of Appeals, shall issue a building permit.

Time limit on permit as related to chapter amendment. Construction or operations under a building or special permit shall conform to any subsequent amendment of this chapter unless the use or construction authorized by this permit is commenced within a period of six months after the issuance of a permit and in cases involving construction, unless such construction is continued through to completion as continuously and expeditiously as is reasonable.