A. No landowner (as defined in Section 107 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code) shall hereafter change ownership of, occupy or use a structure or parcel of land without first obtaining a zoning certificate in accordance with this section.
B. The landowner shall apply for the zoning certificate and provide the information required by a form provided by the Zoning Officer.
C. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a zoning certificate shall be required prior to:
(1) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter constructed, moved or altered so as to require a building permit;
(2) Change in the use or occupancy of a building;
(3) Change in the use or occupancy of land; and
(4) Any change in the scope or extent of nonconformity of a nonconforming use.
D.
A landowner who desires to change the ownership, use or occupancy of said land or structure shall apply for a zoning certificate on such forms as the Borough may provide, setting forth the existing and proposed uses and occupancy of said land or structure. The zoning certificate shall be granted or denied within 10 days of receipt of the application. In case of denial, the applicant shall be informed of his right of appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board.
