§ 46-30. Permits.

(a)

Not to be issued. No building permit shall be issued for the erection, alteration or use of any building or structure or part thereof, or for the use of any land, which is not in accordance with all of the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

For new use of land. No land heretofore vacant shall hereafter be used or and existing use of land be hereafter changed to a use of a different class of type unless a certificate of occupancy is first obtained for the new or different use.

(c)

For new use of buildings. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be changed to or occupied by a use of a different class or type unless a certificate of occupancy is first obtained for the new or different use.

(d)

Required. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be hereafter erected, altered, moved, or repaired unless a building permit shall have been first issued for such work. The terms "altered" and "repaired" shall include any changes in structural parts, stairways, type of construction, type, class or kind of occupancy, light or ventilation, means of egress and ingress, or other changes affecting or regulated by the state construction code, housing law, Public Act No. 167 of 1917 (MCL 125.401 et seq.), or this chapter, except for minor repairs or changes not involving any of the aforesaid features.

(Prior Code, § 5.244)