A.   Compliance; Permit Required: No structure shall hereafter be used, no land use shall be substantially changed, and no structure shall be erected, moved or structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this title and other applicable regulations until a building permit has been issued.

   B.   Application; Plans: All applications for a building permit shall be made to the Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the name and address of the property owner; location; actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon; a statement as to whether or not the lot to be built upon is in any floodplain or flood prone area; centerline of the abutting streets and highways; the exact size and location on the lot of the proposed or existing building and accessory buildings; the lines within which the building shall be erected, altered or moved; 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 with regard to the lot and neighboring lots or buildings as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this title.

   C.   Fees: The fees for such building permit shall be established from time to time by the Village Board of the Village.

   D.   Refer Application To Zoning Administrator: The Village Clerk shall refer the application to the Zoning Administrator within five (5) days after receipt of a proper application therefor. (1979 Code § 5-16-1)

A building permit shall be void six (6) months after issuance, unless the structure is started or the use has commenced within such period. Once construction has commenced, the permit shall be valid for six (6) months from the date of commencement of construction. The permit may be extended thereafter by the Board of Trustees only upon a showing of good cause by the applicant. (1979 Code § 5-16-2)

   A.   No building or structure, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date hereof, and no addition to a previously existing building, shall be occupied and no land vacant on the effective date hereof shall be used for any purpose, nor shall there be a change in any use, until an occupancy certificate has been issued by the Office of the Village Clerk.

   B.   Every occupancy certificate shall state that the use or occupancy of the premises complies with all the applicable provisions of this title. (1979 Code § 5-16-3)

Every application for a building shall be deemed to be an application for a certificate of occupancy. When only a certificate of occupancy is required by this title, the application shall be filed with the Village Clerk in such form and such manner as may be required. (1979 Code § 5-16-4)

No certificate of occupancy for a building or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date hereof, or for an addition to a previously existing building, shall be issued until exterior construction has been completed and the premises inspected and certified by the Zoning Administrator to be in conformity with the plans and specifications upon which it is located. A certificate of occupancy shall be given to the applicant stating the reasons why a certificate cannot be issued, not later than fourteen (14) days after the Village Clerk is notified in writing that the building or premises is ready for occupancy. (1979 Code § 5-16-5)

   A.   Any application for amendment, special use or variation which is filed by, or in behalf of, the owner or owners of the property affected shall be accompanied by the following fees:

 

 

   B.   Fees for application of a building permit are as follows:

 

 

   C.   When construction starts before a zoning certificate is issued, the fee will be increased by fifty percent (50%). (1979 Code § 5-16-6)

   A.   A person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with the enforcement of any of the provisions of this title shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

   B.   Upon written notification that a violation of this title exists, the person notified shall have thirty (30) days to eliminate such violation and/or comply with this title. Each day any such violation or failure to comply is permitted to exist after the expiration of such thirty (30) day period shall constitute a separate offense. The Zoning Administrator may extend such thirty (30) day period in such cases as he may deem necessary. (1979 Code § 5-16-7)