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SECTION 10.25 Zoning Committee may be made as providided in 10.25 (4) (i). (m) Abandoned conditional uses; Any use, for which a conditional use permit has been issued, upon its cessation or abandonment for a period Of one year, will be deemed to have been terminated and any future use shall be in conformity of this ordinance. (8) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (a) No building or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this ordinance and no addition to a previously existing-building shall .be occupied, ex- cept accessory buildings used exclusively for farming or agricultural purposes and no land vacant except that used exclusively for farming or agricultural purposes on. the effective day of this ordinance shall be used for any purpose until a certifi- cate of compliance has been issued by the County Zoning Supervisor. Every. certifi- cate. of compliance shall state the use and occupancy and the location Of the building or buildings or use of land complies with all -of the provisions of this ordinance. (b). Every application for a building permit shall be considered to be an application for a certificate df compliance. (c) An :application for a certificate of compliance for a new use or a change in use of land or a building shall be made directly tb. the. Zoning Supervisor. (d) No certificate of compliance for a..building or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall be issued until construction has been substantially completed and the premises inspected and certified by the Zoning Supervisor to be in conformity with:the specifications on which the permit was issued. The Zoning Supervisor may establish rules by which a temporary certificate of compli- ance may be issued for a part of a building. (e) Any person, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in a property which is non-conforming as to use or building location may, request a certificate of compliance.. Said applicant shall present :documentary proof that said use was a per mitted use at the time it originated or that the building has been erected prior to the adoption of this ordinance and was made non-conforming by the _adoption of .this ordinance or amendment thereto. After certifying that the use of building or land are in fact non-conforming the Zoning Supervisor shall issue a certificate of compliance stating the use in question or the location of buildings and the zoning of the property. (f) Fees . 1. For certificates of compliance issued under (b) or (d) above, or if the building. had been erected since the adoption of the zoning ordinance and -a permit issued by the Zoning .Supervisor to cover same, no additional fee shall be charged. _ 2, For certificates of compliance issued under (c) or (e) above, a fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be charged.. (9) PENALTIES (a) Any person or persons, firm, company, or corporation, either 'owner or occupant of the premises, who violates,' disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses, to comply with Or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject. to a forfeiture of not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) and costs; arid ;on default of payment of such forfeiture by imprisonment in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid but not to exceed thirty (30) days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. Compliance herewith shall also be enforced by. injunctional order at the suit of the county or occupant of real estate within the district affected by the regulations of this ordi- nance. It shall not be necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before resorting to injunctional. 'proceedings. 33: -