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10.25(3)(b)—(5)(b) (b) Upon completion of the project the owner/s and the premises inspected and certified by the or their agent shall notify the zoning division and zoning administrator to be in conformity with the request an inspection. This inspection must be specifications on which the permit was issued. made before a zoning certificate of compliance The zoning administrator may establish rules by may be issued as provided by section 10.25(4) which a temporary certificate of compliance may of this ordinance. The owner or his or her agent be issued for a part of a building. shall have all lot corners visibly staked prior to (e) Any person, firm or corporation having a requesting an inspection. if the zoning legal or equitable interest in a property which is administrator is unable to accurately verify the nonconforming as to use or building location may location of a building on its lot, he or she may request a certificate of compliance. Said post a stop work order where appropriate and applicant shall present documentary proof that require that a survey map be prepared by a said use was a permitted use at the time it registered land surveyor that will show the originated or that the building has been erected location of the building on its lot before allowing prior to the adoption of this ordinance and was construction to continue. made nonconforming by the adoption of this (c) Stop work order. 1. Whenever the zoning ordinance or amendment thereto. After certifying administrator finds that any construction does that the use of the building or land is in fact not comply with the provisions of this ordinance, nonconforming the zoning administrator shall the zoning administrator shall post, in a issue a certificate of compliance stating the use conspicuous place on the premises, a stop work in question or the location of buildings and the order which shall cause all activity to cease until zoning of the property. the construction is in compliance with the For a certificate of compliance for new ordinance. construction, additions, alterations or remodeling 2. The card shall provide the following for which a Dane County Zoning Permit has information: date of issuance, town and section been issued since August 20, 1970, there shall number, reason for posting and the signature of be no fee charged. For all other certificates of the inspector posting the card. compliance, there shall be a fee of $5.00 for 3. It shall be a violation of the ordinance for each certificate. the unauthorized removal of the card from the (5) Penalties. (a) Any person or persons, premises. firm, company or corporation, owner, occupant (4) Certificate of compliance. (a) No building or other user of the premises who violates, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply date of this ordinance and no addition to a with or resists the enforcement of any of the previously existing building shall be occupied, provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a except accessory buildings used exclusively for forfeiture of not less than five dollars nor more farming or agricultural purposes and no land than two hundred dollars and costs, except that vacant, except that used exclusively for farming violations of s. 10.157(4) shall be at the rate of or agricultural purposes on the effective day of not less than $1,000 nor more that $5,000 per this ordinance, shall be used for any purposes violation. Each day that a violation is permitted until a certificate of compliance has been issued to exist shall constitute a separate offense. by the county zoning administrator. Every Compliance herewith shall be enforced by certificate of compliance shall state the use and injunctional order at suit of the county or occupancy and the location of the building or occupant of real estate within the district affected buildings and indicate that the use of land by the regulations of this ordinance. It shall not complies with all of the provisions of this be necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before ordinance. resorting to injunctional proceedings. (b) Every application for a zoning permit shall (b) Any person who has the ability to pay any be an application for a certificate of compliance. forfeiture entered against him or her under this (c) An application for a certificate of ordinance but refuses to do so may be confined compliance for a new use or a change in use of in the county jail until such forfeiture is paid, but land or a building shall be made directly to the in no event to exceed thirty (30) days. In • zoning administrator. • determining whether an individual has the ability (d) No certificate of compliance for a building to pay a forfeiture, all items of income and all or addition thereto, constructed after the effective assets may be considered regardless of whether date of this ordinance shall be issued until or not such income or,assets are subject to construction has been substantially completed garnishment, lien or attachment by creditors. Page 10-62 rev. 073113