No building or structure shall be erected, added to or altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the City Administrator. Except upon a written order of the Board of Adjustment, no such building permit 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 or other ordinances.

There shall be submitted with all applications for building permits three (3) copies of a layout or site plan, drawn to scale, showing actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building and any accessory buildings to be erected, parking and any loading areas including access thereto, landscaping and such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this Chapter. In the case of building permits in a planned zoning district, the City Administrator shall determine that all aspects of the proposed construction conform to the final development plan duly approved and endorsed by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

One (1) copy of such lay out or plot plan shall be returned with approval by the City Administrator together with such permit to the applicant.

After completion of a building or structure for which a building permit has been issued and all requirements of all codes and ordinances of the City have been met, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued stating that the building or proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this Chapter and the Harrisonville, Missouri, subdivision regulations, if applicable.

No non-conforming use shall be maintained, renewed or changed without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued by the City Administrator.

All certificates of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a permit. The certificate shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or alteration has been approved, as complying with the provisions of this Chapter and other codes of the City of Harrisonville.

The City Administrator shall maintain a record of all certificates and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having propriety or tenancy interest in the building affected.

When a building or land use permit is requested on a lot or tract abutting a public street, the City Administrator shall determine that adequate right-of-way exists on that portion of the public street abutting the property. The minimum right-of-way, measured from the centerline of the street to the property line of the lot or tract, shall be as follows:

Non-Compliance With Right-Of-Way Requirements — Action. In any case where the abutting right-of-way does not clearly comply with the above dimensions, a building or land use permit shall not be issued for the lot or tract until title for the required additional right-of-way has been conveyed to the City in keeping with established procedures.

Any building or structure for which a building permit has been issued by the City of Harrisonville may be constructed according to the terms of said permit. In addition, during a period of ninety (90) days following the adoption of this Chapter, a permit may be issued for any building or structure for which plans were substantially complete on the date of the adoption of this Chapter provided the City Administrator, in his/her judgment, is convinced that the plans were indeed prepared in good faith and that substantial and undue hardship would prevail if the construction were not allowed to proceed. Such building, structure or site conditions may not conform in all respects with this Chapter but shall conform to the previous Zoning Ordinance and other codes of the City of Harrisonville.

This period of transition shall terminate ninety (90) days following the date of the adoption of this Chapter and thereafter all permits for construction shall require full conformance with this Chapter. In all cases of such non-compliance during this period of transition, construction shall begin within one hundred (100) days of the adoption of this Chapter or full compliance herewith shall be required.