[Adopted 8-9-1977 by Ord. No. 704; amended in its entirety 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 10-2024]
A. 
No owner of property, agent of an owner, real estate agent or broker, firm, company, partnership, corporation or person or persons shall sell, rent or lease or suffer to allow any person or persons to live in or occupy as an owner, tenant or otherwise any dwelling, unit or apartment unless a certificate of occupancy, certifying that said dwelling, unit or apartment is fit for human habitation and that said dwelling, unit or apartment is in compliance with all other ordinances of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands, shall first be obtained from the Construction Official of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Such certificate of occupancy shall be granted or denied within 10 days from the date of the application for the same.
B. 
Certificate required for commercial buildings. No owner of property or agent shall sell, rent, or allow any person or business to occupy, any building or part thereof for any nonresidential use unless a certificate of occupancy, certifying that said building or part thereof is in compliance with all ordinances of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands, shall first be obtained from the Construction Official of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Such certificate of occupancy shall be granted or denied within 10 business days from the date of application for the same. In addition to the regular application fee, the owner of the property shall pay all charges of the Municipal Engineer if the Construction Official determines that an inspection by the Municipal Engineer is required.
A. 
The Construction Official shall cause to be prepared appropriate application forms for such certificate of occupancy, which forms shall be available at the office of the Municipal Clerk.
B. 
The Construction Official shall also cause to be prepared appropriate forms of such certificate of occupancy.
The Construction Official shall have the power to cause to be prepared appropriate application forms for the issuance of temporary certificates of occupancy. Said temporary certificates of occupancy shall be issued for the purpose of allowing an owner, agent of an owner, etc., of property to sell, rent and/or lease said property based upon the Construction Official's issuing a temporary certificate of occupancy. However, in no event shall any owner, agent of an owner, etc., be allowed to live in or occupy any dwelling, unit or apartment unless or until a permanent certificate of occupancy as per § 128-1 above is obtained.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or who shall violate an order of the Construction Official after duly made and promulgated pursuant to this article, or who interferes with the Construction Official or any other person authorized to exercise the powers of the Construction Official, shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court, be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty; and such action in and penalties imposed by the Municipal Court may be in addition to any other action or proceedings in this article. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.