A.
No building hereafter erected or any enlargement,
extension or alteration to an existing building shall be used or occupied
in whole or in part until a certificate of occupancy/compliance shall
have been duly issued by a Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
No building hereafter enlarged, extended or altered
or upon which work has been performed which required the issuance
of a permit shall continue to be occupied or used for more than 30
days after the completion of the alteration or work unless a certificate
of occupancy/compliance shall have been issued by a Code Enforcement
Officer.
C.
No use or occupancy of any building or structure shall
be changed to any other use or occupancy, whether or not construction,
reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or moving is involved, unless
a certificate of occupancy/compliance shall have been issued by a
Code Enforcement Officer.
Upon request for a certificate of occupancy/compliance, a Code Enforcement Officer shall perform an inspection of the building, structure and/or work involved. In addition, and where applicable, a Code Enforcement Officer may require the preparation and submission of a written statement of structural observations, a final report of special inspections, and/or flood hazard certifications, prepared in accordance with the Uniform Code. In the event that the Code Enforcement Officer finds the building, structure and/or work to be in full compliance with all applicable provisions of Chapter 185 of this Code, the Uniform Code and Energy Code, a certificate of occupancy/compliance shall be issued.
A certificate of occupancy/compliance shall
contain the following information:
A.
The building permit number, if any;
B.
The date of issuance of the building permit, if any;
C.
The name, address and Tax Map number of the property;
D.
If the certificate of occupancy/compliance is not
applicable to an entire structure, a description of that portion of
the structure for which the certificate of occupancy/compliance is
issued;
E.
The use and occupancy classification of the structure;
F.
The type of construction of the structure;
G.
The assembly occupant load of the structure, if any;
H.
If an automatic sprinkler system is provided, a notation
as to whether the sprinkler system is required;
I.
Any special conditions imposed in connection with
the issuance of the building permit; and
J.
The signature of a Code Enforcement Officer issuing
the certificate of occupancy/compliance and the date of issuance.
A temporary certificate allowing the temporary
use and/or occupancy of a building or structure, or a portion thereof,
prior to completion of the work which is the subject of a building
permit, may be issued by a Code Enforcement Officer, in accordance
with the following:
A.
In no event shall a Code Enforcement Officer issue
a temporary certificate unless the Code Enforcement Officer determines:
(1)
That the building or structure, or the portion thereof
covered by the temporary certificate, may be occupied safely;
(2)
That any fire- and smoke-detecting or fire-protection
equipment which has been installed is operational; and
(3)
That all required means of egress from the building
or structure have been provided.
B.
A Code Enforcement Officer may include in a temporary
certificate such terms and conditions as he or she deems necessary
or appropriate to ensure safety or to further the purposes and intent
of this chapter and the Uniform Code.
C.
A temporary certificate shall be effective for a period
determined by a Code Enforcement Officer, not exceeding 30 days from
its date of issuance. For good cause, a Code Enforcement Officer may
allow a maximum of two extensions for periods not exceeding 30 days
each.
If a Code Enforcement Officer determines that
a certificate of occupancy/compliance or a temporary certificate was
issued in error because of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information,
and if the relevant deficiencies are not corrected to the satisfaction
of the Code Enforcement Officer within such period of time as shall
be specified by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall revoke or suspend such certificate.
The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-56 of this chapter must be paid at the time of submission of an application for a certificate of occupancy/compliance or for temporary certificate.
