No building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, structurally altered or moved, no new use shall be established, and no building permit shall be granted pursuant to the Codes of New York State, until a zoning permit therefor has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. No alterations to an existing building shall be made without a zoning permit, unless such alterations are exempt from a building permit pursuant to the Codes of New York State. No zoning permit, nor any certificate of occupancy or compliance pursuant to the Codes of New York State, shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition, alteration, moving or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or where any necessary Town Planning Board subdivision approval has not been granted.

Permit applications shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer.

Applications forms; applications for actions in LWDP areas.

Information. All information on the application form shall be completed.

Map required. One copy of a property map shall be submitted with all applications. The map shall be either:

Approval of water and sewage disposal systems. Evidence of approval of the water supply and the sewage disposal system plans by the Orleans County Health Department or its agent, or design plans signed by a licensed engineer, shall be submitted at the time of application. Applications lacking such information shall not be accepted.

Approval of the County Highway Superintendent or Town Highway Superintendent is required for any driveway pipes or culverts on county or Town roads.

Evidence of property ownership or intent to purchase. Copies of deeds, titles, purchase agreements, or other proof of ownership or intent to purchase shall be attached to an application before it will be accepted.

Licenses. Any use currently licensed by federal, state, county or Town agencies and already operating within the Town shall present evidence of currently valid licenses before any expansion permits are considered.

Fee. The appropriate nonrefundable fee established by the Town Board in its fee structure shall be collected at the time of application. This fee structure shall be filed and posted at the offices of the Town Clerk and the Code Enforcement Officer.

Permitted use. A zoning permit for a permitted use may be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer on his own authority.

Site plan approval. A zoning permit for a permitted or special permit use that requires site plan review may be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer after special permit and/or site plan approval from the planning board, as more fully described in Article X.

Zoning permit after a request for variance. A zoning permit for a use or structure which requires a variance may be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer upon order of the Zoning Board of Appeals, after a public hearing, as more fully described in Article VIII.

Any zoning permit for which construction or use has not commenced within one year after issuance shall be automatically revoked.

The Code Enforcement Officer may grant an extension for time of completion. Unless such an extension is requested and approved, further work as described in the canceled permit shall not proceed until a new permit has been obtained.

If a project is not initiated within six months of the issuance of the extension, the permit issued shall be considered null and void.

The applicant shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer when the structure or use is ready for final inspection. The Code Enforcement Officer shall then make a final inspection. If satisfied that the regulations pertaining to the project have been complied with and that the project has been completed as specified on the approved application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance granting permission to occupy or use the structure. Permission to occupy a building or structure also requires approval from the Code Enforcement Officer.

The certificate of zoning compliance may be issued at the same time, and may be administered using the same form as, the certificate of occupancy or compliance issued pursuant to the codes of New York State.