Zoning certificate

In order to provide guidance or clarification, the zoning enforcement officer shall, upon written request, issue a zoning certificate or provide information to the requesting party within 15 days of the written request. A zoning certificate shall be required for any of the following:

• • (1) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or enlarged or intensified;

  • (2) Change in use of an existing building to a different use;

  • (3) Occupancy and use of vacant land except for the raising of crops;

  • (4) Change in the use of land to a different use except for the raising of crops; or

  • (5) Any change in use of a nonconforming use.