Zoning certificates of compliance shall be required before any new use of land is established, before the construction of any new structure or building is initiated and before the alteration of any existing structure or building is initiated. The certificate shall be issued or denied within two weeks after all the facts and pertinent data have been properly presented to the zoning administrator by the lawful land owner or owners. The fee for the same shall be paid to the county treasurer except fees shall not be collected for agricultural uses of land or buildings. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the zoning administrator and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or property affected.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(a), November 16, 1982)

No certificate pertaining to the use of land or building for a lot shall be issued unless the zoning administrator is satisfied that the proposed use of land or building complies in all respects with all the provisions of this title. No certificate pertaining to the use of land or building shall be issued in an I-1 or I-2 district until a notice of certification by a licensed engineer or scientific laboratory approved by the county board has been presented to the zoning administrator by the owner or manufacturer certifying that the use of the land and all processing either does or will comply with the applicable performance standards noted in Chapter 17.34.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(b), November 16, 1982)

Zoning certificates shall be required to be presented by the property owner or his agent to the appropriate public utility company serving lands in Sangamon County before the respective company shall provide initial or increase service as may be requested by the property owner or his agent.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(c), November 16, 1982)

Zoning certificates of compliance shall only be issued in legally recorded subdivisions or for parcels that are not the result of an illegal land division. Tracts less than five (5) acres may only be created off of a larger tract once, as determined by the configuration of the larger tract on October 1, 1973, in accordance with the State Plat Act. The zoning administrator may refuse to issue a zoning certificate of compliance for any parcel that the determines is the result of an illegal division. Any individual, corporation or other entity which obtains a zoning certificate of compliance for an illegally created parcel shall be in violation of the ordinance codified in this title and subject to the penalties contained in Chapter 17.76 in addition to having the zoning certificate of compliance revoked.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(d), November 16, 1982)

Zoning certificates of compliance shall only be issued for lots or parcels that have frontage on a public road which is under the regular care and maintenance of the appropriate local or state agency or which is included in an approved large scale development. In addition, applicants are required to have their driveway culverts approved by the appropriate township road commissioner or proof of an access permit to a state or county highway.

(Res. 16a §12, November 19, 1985; Res. 1-1 §3(M), November 16, 1982)

In the event construction of any structure is commenced prior to application being made to the zoning administrator's office for a certificate of compliance, an additional thirty dollars ($30.00) will automatically be assessed on the A, R-1, R-1(A), R-2 and R-3 districts (total sixty dollars ($60.00)) and in the O, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1 and I-2 districts, an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) will be charged (total one hundred dollars ($100.00)).

(Res. 10 §1(part), October 5, 1993; Res 1-1 §7(K)(2)(a), November 16, 1982)

Applications for certificate of compliance shall expire six (6) months from the date of application. After expiration, a new certificate shall be applied for before work is started.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(e), November 16, 1982)

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any building except as may be necessary for safety of life and property.

(Res. 1-1 §7(B)(1)(f), November 16, 1982)