No land shall be occupied or used, and no building which is
hereafter constructed, altered, added to, modified, repaired, rebuilt,
or replaced shall be occupied until a certificate of compliance is
issued by the Zoning Administrator, except where no permit is required,
subject to the following:
A. The certificate of compliance shall show that the building or premises
or part thereof, and the proposed use, conform to the provisions of
this chapter.
B. Application for such certificate shall be concurrent with the application
for a permit.
C. If all ordinance provisions are met, the certificate of compliance
shall be issued within 10 days after written notification that the
permitted work is completed.
D. The applicant shall submit a certificate signed by a registered professional
engineer, architect, or land surveyor that the fill, lowest floor,
and floodproofing elevations are in compliance with the permit issued.
E. If the project involves floodproofing measures, the applicant shall submit a certificate signed by a registered professional engineer or architect stating that the requirements of §
170.1224 are met.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
article are the minimum requirements liberally construed in favor
of the Village of Richfield and are not a limitation on or repeal
of any other powers granted by the Wisconsin Statutes. If a provision,
required by Ch. NR 116, Wis. Admin. Code, is unclear, the provision
shall be interpreted in light of the standards in effect on the date
of the adoption of this article or in effect on the date of the most
recent text amendment to this article.