In order to apply to the City Planning Board, Zoning Board of
Appeals, or Architectural Review Commission, except as specifically
provided for elsewhere in this chapter, the applicant must have a
certain legal interest in that for which he/she is applying, which
interest must be one of the following:
B. Contract vendee/purchaser or holder of an option to purchase wherein
the purchase agreement or option is binding and subject to cancellation
based solely on the adjudication of the application.
C. A verified agent of one of the above. Where such application is made
by a person other than the owner, it shall be accompanied by an affidavit
of the owner that the proposed work is authorized by the owner and
that the applicant is authorized to make such application.
The schedule of fees for applications made pursuant to this chapter shall be as specified in §
163-1, Schedule of Code fees, of the Code of the City of Newburgh. A copy of this schedule and the procedure for collecting those fees shall be available in the office of the Building Inspector.
No building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, or moved and no enlarged, extended, altered, or relocated portion of an existing building or structure shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector, in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, Chapter
172, Fire Prevention, of the Code of the City of Newburgh, this chapter, and any other applicable laws and regulations.
A. Exception for minor alterations. No certificate of occupancy shall be required for any alteration of or ordinary repairs to an existing building or structure which is not structural in nature and which does not require a building permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and Chapter
172, Fire Prevention, of the Code of the City of Newburgh.
B. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(1) The Building Inspector shall examine the location of any new structures
or improvements to existing structures and shall determine whether
or not such new structures or improvements comply with the setbacks
and other requirements of this chapter, including the terms and conditions
of any site plan approval, special use permit, variance, subdivision
approval, or conservation easement granted. The Building Inspector
shall maintain complete records of the dates of inspections conducted
hereunder, the names of all persons attending such inspections, the
extent of completion of the work on each date, and any other observations
relevant to determining compliance with this chapter.
(2) After work has been completed, inspected, and found to be in full
compliance with the building permit, the Building Inspector shall
issue a certificate of occupancy. A copy of the certificate of occupancy
shall be placed in the permanent property file for the property.
C. Effective date of certificate of occupancy. A certificate of occupancy
shall become effective upon filing in the permanent file for the property,
together with the building permit and all previous applications and
approvals granted.
D. Before issuing a certificate of occupancy, the Building Inspector
must confirm with the City Comptroller that all fees incurred by the
City for the review and processing of said application have been paid
and deducted from the escrow account. Only when confirmation that
all fees have been paid can the Building Inspector issue the certificate
of occupancy.