The Board of Trustees shall appoint the City of New Iberia Building Official as Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce this ordinance. The Administrator shall not be an elected public official, but may perform other duties for the City of New Iberia.

Appeal from any decision of the Administrator may be made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment, as provided in article VIII of this ordinance.

There shall be no change in the use or occupancy, as defined in this ordinance, of land, buildings or structures until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the Administrator stating that such complies with the provisions of this ordinance.

7.201. On application for a certificate of zoning compliance, the Administrator shall determine that the proposed use or occupancy complies with this ordinance. If it does, the Administrator shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance. Applications for certificate [of] compliance shall be made at the same time as the application of [for] the building permit.

7.202. Applications for a certificate of zoning compliance and building permit shall be accompanied by a layout or plot plan drawn to scale, showing:

(1)

The dimensions of the lot involved;

(2)

The size and location of buildings or structures on the lot, and any buildings or structures to be erected or changed;

(3)

Access driveways and parking areas with individual car stalls indicated.

7.203. The Aministrator shall issue a final certificate of zoning compliance within ten days after the completed work has been inspected and approved.

7.204. The Administrator shall maintain in his office a record of all applications with accompanying data, rejections and preliminary and final certificates of zoning compliance. Copies of all certificates shall be furnished to the public on application and at reasonable cost.

7.205. Building permits. No building or structure shall be erected, altered, repaired or relocated until a permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator. The application for an issuance of such permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code, except that no permit shall be issued until application for a certificate of zoning compliance has been made and approved.