No building shall be constructed or altered in the Municipality nor the use of any building changed nor vacant land occupied until a zoning permit is secured from the Zoning Officer. Upon completion of the work authorized by any permit, the applicant or owner shall notify the Zoning Officer of said completion. No permit shall be considered as complete or permanently effective until the Zoning Officer has noted on the permit that the work has been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

All applications for zoning permits shall be made, in writing, by the owner or tenants or authorized agent and shall be filed with the Zoning Officer on forms prescribed by him. The application shall include a statement as to the proposed use of the building; shall be accompanied by a plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of the building in relation to property and road lines; shall include a statement that the side lines of all roads shown on the plan have been located and staked on the premises by a surveyor or other person competent to give such location; and shall give the name and address of the person who has so located and staked the road lines. If the applicant desires the Zoning Hearing Board to grant a special exception, then, in addition, the application shall set forth the nature of the special exception and shall state briefly the reasons why such special exception should be granted and any other information the Zoning Hearing Board may require.

The applicant for a permit, at the time of making the application, shall pay to the Treasurer of the Municipality a fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Municipal Council. A copy of the receipt shall be forwarded to the Zoning Officer by the Treasurer's office.