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the front yard or setback requirements
for each street.
SECTION 20. WOODWORKING
USES.
A. Continuation. Reestablishment.
| Change. Extension. Any lawful build
ing or use of a building or premises
at the time of The passage of this
Ordinance q any amendment there
to may be continued, although the
use of such building or land does not
conform TO h regulations of the
district in which such use Is main
tanned. No non-cOnforming use may
be reestablished in any building or
on any premises where such non
conforming use has been abandoned
or discontinued. No building or prem
ises in which a non-conforming use
has been changed to a more ~restric-
tive use shall again be devoted to a
less restricted use. A non-conforming
use of a building or any premises may
not be enlarged or added to.
SECTION 20. ENFORCEMENT OF.
FIcER. This Ordinance shall be en-
forced by an appropriate person de-
signated as the Enforcement Officer by
the Mayor and City Council. No build
ing hereafter erected or altered shall
be occupied. used or changed in use
until a certificate of occupancy and
compliance shall have been issued
by the Enforcement Officer, stating
that the building or proposed use of
all of the building and health laws
and Ordinances and with the provi-
sions of this regulation.
Certificates o~f-occupancy and COM
pliance shall be applied for. coinci-
dent with the application for a build
ing permit and shall be issued within
ten days after the erection or alter
alton of such building shall have
been completed in conformity with the
requirements of these regulations. A
record of all certificates shall be
kept on file in the office of the En-
forcement Officer and copies shall be
furnished on request, 10 any person
terest in the building affected. No
fee shall be charged for an original
certificate. but for copies OF any
original certificate, a fee of 80 cents
each shall be charged.
No permit for excavation for any
building shall be issued before APP
plication has been made Tor certiti-
cate of occupancy and compliance.
The use of no building already
erected at the passage of this ordI-
nance shall be changed from one
class of use to another unless and
uIllI Il GtItIIlCdtt Vi bAi1
compliance with the provisions of
this Ordinance shall have been OBJ
tanned from the Enforcement Of
fIcers
SECTION 30. BUILDING PERMITS.
No permit for the erection. recon-
struction. enlargement, alteration, re-
pair or moving of any building, strtIc-
ture or part thereof shall be issued
until the payment to the City of
Pascagoula of a fee according to the
following schedule of fees based upon
the estimated construction, recon
struction. enlargement. alteration. re-
pair or moving cost of such building
or structure or part thereof:
Minimum fee $3.50
Cost from s50l 90 to
8,00i 90 .....-.......~.. l/2 of ! per cent
In addition. that
portion of cost
from S6,001 90 to
In addition. that
portion of cost
above SIS. 900. 90 ... IA of l per cent
Additional fees shall be charged for
electrical or plumbing work.
Nc repairs in excess Of $1,000 shall
be made except where such repair is
in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
Where in the judgment of the En-
forcement Officer. the actual cost
of a building is IN excess OF the es-
timated cost on which the fee for the
building permit was computed, ne
shall cause the difference between
the fee paid and the correct fee
to be collected from h holder of the
permit. and shall not issue a certifi-
cate of and compliance UNI
til such additional fee is paid.
All building permits outstanding
AA AhNE hEdI-
nance or granted pursuant 10 any
prior Ordinance or amendment there
TO. the construction of structures au-
thorized thereby which have not com,
menced, are hereby declared vold
and the fee for same will be refunded
by the City Clerk, and a new per
init may be requested in conform
ance with this Ordinance and the
schedule OF fees herein provided.
SECTION 81. BOARD OF ADJUST
MENT. A Board is hereby created to
be known as the Board of Zonine
Adjustment. to consist of three OF
more members appointed by the May
or and City Council for terms o.
three years for a member. except
that the terms OF such member
first appointed will be about equally
distributed between one, two ano
three year terms, respectively.
SECTION 80. BOARD OF ADJUST
MENT. DUTIES. The Board OF Zon-
ing Adjustment shall have the fol.
lowing duties;
l. To hear complaints against any
order. requirement decision oi
determination made by the En-
foreement Officer.
2. To near an application for a per
nit, building permit OF certiti'
cate of occupancy where sucf
permit. building permit or certi'
fieate of occupancy has beer
! withheld.
3.To review ana consider any pro
posed modification. change. sup
fermentation. amendment or re
peal of any section OF this OF
dinance.
4. To make a report in writing &c
the Mayor and City Council Of
the CITY of Pascagoula, with Z
statement of the facts involved
in each case with recommenda
lions to the Mayor and City Coun
Gil as TO the proper disposition
thereof.
SECTION 80. APPEALS. The City
Enforcement Officer shall pass or
all applications for permits. and GER
tificates of occupancy and compli.
anee and he shall pass upon all plan:
and specifications relating to the use
and the applied for use. of said prop
eTty. Appeals may be aiken from tht
findings of the City Enforcement
Officer to the Board of Mayor anc
CouncilmeI. through the Board Of
Coming Adjustment, as TO any de
cision of said Enforcement Officer
with reference to said coming act
SUCH appeal shall be taken within
five DAYS by filing with said Enforce.
ment Officer notice of appeal. Saie
notice shall specifically state the
grounds of appeal. The said Enforce
nnonA Officar shall fnrWifh transmit