Receive all applications for zoning permits; issue permits when there is compliance with the provisions of this chapter, other municipal ordinances and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Receive applications for special exceptions and refer these applications to the Zoning Hearing Board for action thereon.

Following refusal of a permit, receive applications for appeals from alleged error of the Zoning Officer and variances and forward these applications to the Zoning Hearing Board for action thereon.

Conduct investigations to determine compliance or noncompliance with the terms of this chapter.

Order, in writing, correction of all conditions found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such written orders shall be served personally or by registered mail upon persons, firms or corporations deemed by the Zoning Officer to be violating the terms of this chapter.

Institute, with the approval of the applicable governing body, proceedings in courts of proper jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter.

Keep a permanent record of all plans and applications for permits and all permits issued, with a notation as to conditional uses attached thereto.

Maintain a map or maps showing the current zoning classification of all land in the area.

Upon the request of the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board or any governing body, present to such body facts, records or any similar information to assist such body in reaching a decision.

The Zoning Officer shall have authority to issue permits only for construction and uses which are in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Construction and uses which require special exception or variance shall be issued zoning permits only upon order of the Zoning Hearing Board. Construction or uses subject to conditional use approval shall be issued zoning permits only upon order of the applicable governing body.

The Zoning Officer shall issue no permits for the construction or use of any land and buildings unless it conforms to all municipal ordinances and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Hereafter, no structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, extended, moved or razed until a building permit has been secured from the Zoning Officer. Permit requirements for signs are governed by § 27-602, Subsection 8. Nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate the requirements of the Existing Structures Code.

Upon completion of changes in use or construction, reconstruction, extension or moving of structures, the applicant shall notify the Zoning Officer of such completion. No permit shall be considered complete or permanently effective until the Zoning Officer has noted on the permit that the work or occupancy and use have been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

If the specifications set forth by the applicant in his application are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the municipal building code (if any) and the applicable statutes, the Zoning Officer shall issue a permit. If a building permit is refused, the Zoning Officer shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and shall immediately thereupon mail notice of such refusal to the applicant at the address indicated on the application. The Zoning Officer shall grant or deny the permit not later than 10 days following application, except in cases of special exception or conditional usage where further proceedings are necessary.

Except upon written order of the Zoning Hearing Board authorizing a variance, no building permit shall be issued for any structure where said erection, construction, reconstruction, extension, moving, razing or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Moreover, any permit issued in error shall in no case be construed as waiving any provisions of this chapter.

A statement as to the proposed use of the building or land.

A site layout showing the location, dimensions and height of proposed structures or uses and any existing buildings in relation to property and street lines.

The number, location and design of parking and loading spaces, if applicable.

In cases where a building permit is required, all occupancy permits shall be applied for coincident with the application for the building permit. The permit shall be retained by the Zoning Officer until such time as the building in question shall have been approved as complying with the provisions of this chapter; issuance shall not exceed 10 days following approved compliance.

In cases involving establishment of a use upon land or a change of use upon land or within structures, application for an occupancy permit alone shall suffice. The Zoning Officer shall grant or deny such use within 10 days following application, except in cases of special exception or conditional usage where further proceedings are necessary. If a permit is denied, the Zoning Officer shall state in writing the cause for such denial and shall immediately thereupon mail notice of such denial to the applicant.