No person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, conversion or change in the nature of the occupancy of any building or structure or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate building permit from the enforcement officer for each such building or structure, except that no building permit shall be required for the performance of ordinary repairs which are not structural in nature.

Except upon a written order of the Board of Appeals, no such building permit or certificate of occupancy 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 chapter, provided that temporary permits may be issued by the enforcement officer, for a period not exceeding one year, for nonconforming uses incidental to construction projects, provided that such permits are conditioned upon agreement by the owner to remove the structure or use upon expiration of the permit. Such temporary permits may be renewed upon application for an additional period not exceeding one year.

All applicants for building permits shall submit one copy of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale and with all dimensions shown, showing the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory buildings and the intended use of the building.

No building shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued.

A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the enforcement officer upon completion of a structure erected or altered, for the occupancy of the structure and the use designated in the permit for the building, provided that the structure and the premises actually comply with the provisions of this chapter. Said certificate shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved as complying with the provisions of this chapter.

No nonconforming use shall be renewed, changed or extended until a building permit and a certificate of occupancy have been issued by the enforcement officer.

The enforcement officer shall maintain a record of all certificates, and copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.

A petition to the Town Board for a special use permit, as required herein, shall be in writing, clearly describing the land to be used, its location and the use to which the petitioner desires to put the land. Such petition shall be accompanied by a plan showing the location of all buildings, sanitary sewers, water, parking, access, landscaping and other information necessary to determine if the proposed special use meets the requirements of this chapter.

If such petition and plans are sufficient, the Town Board shall hold a public hearing thereon and shall fix the time and place of such public hearing. The Town Board shall give public notice of such public hearing by causing such notice to be published in the official newspaper at least 10 days prior to the date of such public hearing and by posting such notice on the bulletin board maintained by the Town Clerk at least 10 days prior to the date of such public hearing.

At least 30 days before taking final action on any such petition, the Town Board shall transmit a copy of said petition and plans to the Planning Board of the Town of Owego. In the event that the Planning Board of the Town of Owego fails to make a report to the Town Board in connection with any such application or other matter transmitted to it, within said 30 days, it shall be deemed that such Planning Board shall have given its consent to such appeal or application. (NOTE: See the appendix of this chapter for § 239-m of the General Municipal Law.)