[Ord. No. 1967 §2, 2-18-1997; Ord. No. 2624 §2, 7-21-2009; Ord. No. 3315, 3-1-2022]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or for any owner or agent
thereof to permit the occupancy of any building, or addition thereto,
or any thereof, for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has
been issued by the Building Commissioner or designated person. Every
owner, agent or manager of any building, or addition thereto, shall
inform the Building Commissioner prior to any change of occupancy
and request an inspection thereof under the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
The
premises shall be inspected for compliance with the applicable codes
as set forth herein. For purposes of this Section, "applicable
codes" shall include the City Code of Ordinances (including
the ICC Codes incorporated therein) and improvement obligations and
regulations imposed thereunder. Dependent upon the findings of the
inspection, the Building Commissioner or designated person shall take
the following actions:
1.
If the premise fully complies with the applicable codes, shall issue
a certificate of occupancy;
2.
If the premises has no violations which affect the public safety
and substantially complies with the applicable code, may issue a conditional
occupancy permit. The owner of the building shall have a specified
period of time, not to exceed thirty (30) days, from the date of issuance
of the conditional occupancy permit to correct the violations noted;
3.
Prohibit occupancy of the premises until the premises complies with
the applicable code; or
4.
Withhold issuance of the occupancy permit until unpaid taxes or fees
of the applicant or relating to the property are paid to the City
as required in Section 145.125.
C.
The
C500ity is not liable for any deficiencies or defects of the premises.
Neither the inspection nor the inspection report constitutes a guarantee
or warranty expressed or implied regarding the present or future condition
of the house or premises.
[1]
Editor's Note — After discussion with city officials,
this section was deleted and is superseded by implication by the new
Building Code adopting ordinance 2248, adopted November 6, 2001, and
ord. no. 2255, adopted 11-6-01. Former section 500.170 derived from
ord. no. 1967 §2, 2-18-97. At the editor's discretion, we have
left this section reserved for the city's future use.
[Ord. No. 1967 §2, 2-18-1997]
The fee for each certificate of occupancy inspection shall be paid in accordance with the schedule established in Article XII of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1756 §1, 3-15-1994; Ord. No. 1967 §2, 2-18-1997]
For any month when there is a change of user of residential
(rate 001) or non-residential rate (043) electrical service within
the City of Pacific, Counties of Franklin and St. Louis, Missouri,
Union Electric Company shall notify the Building Commissioner or other
appropriate official of the City in writing within seven (7) working
days after the end of the month of said changes indicating the address
and apartment or unit number and the name or names of electrical user(s)
per service and address and apartment or unit number and whose name
service is connected or billed.
[Ord. No. 1967 §2, 2-18-1997]
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false
statement in their application for an occupancy permit regarding the
use of the premise or the names, ages, relationships or number of
occupants.
