Within any subdivision for which a final plat has not been approved by the city and filed for record, or within any subdivision which the city has not acknowledged completion of all improvements on which final plat approval has been made conditional, or within any subdivision in which any other requirements, including but not limited to, water service being made available to the property by the owner or developer in accordance with the provisions and standards contained or referred to herein have not been complied with in full and a tap fee paid:
(1) 
The city shall not issue any building permit or occupancy permits.
(2) 
The city shall neither do, nor cause to have done, any repair, maintenance or installation of any street or public utility service.
(3) 
The provisions of this division shall not be construed to prohibit:
(A) 
The issuance of a permit for any lot upon which a commercial or residential building [that] is presently occupied exists and was in existence at the time of passage of this article;
(B) 
The issuance of a permit for any lot fronting on a dedicated, improved street within any recorded subdivision existing at the time of passage of this article, wherein said improved, dedicated street existed at the time of passage of this article;
(C) 
The repair, maintenance, or installation of any street or public utility service, for, to, or abutting any lot, the last recorded conveyance of which prior to passage of this article was by metes and bounds; or
(D) 
The repair or maintenance of any street or public utility service for, to, or abutting any lot in any subdivision existing at the time of incorporation of the city, or approved by the city and filed for record prior to the passage of this article.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 3(A); 1993 Code, sec. 9.301)
(a) 
All residential or commercial structures hereafter erected, structurally altered, occupied, used or undergoing a “change in use” shall have a certificate of occupancy permit and safety permit that has been issued by the city inspector stating that the structure and proposed use of the structure or premises complies with all city ordinances and all other regulations pertaining to construction or use of the structure in the City of Willow Park, Texas. A “change in use” shall be construed to mean any change in occupancy or type of business.
(b) 
A new certificate of occupancy shall be required when there is a change of ownership of an operating business. The new owner may continue to operate the business until the new certificate of occupancy is issued. Upon inspection by the building official or designee, the owner shall make any necessary repair within a time period determined by the building official to be reasonable.
(c) 
Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code, as revised, or of ordinances of the city. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the code or ordinances shall not be valid.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 3(B); 1993 Code, sec. 9.302; Ordinance 452-00 adopted 3/21/00; Ordinance 618-10, sec. 2(7), adopted 6/21/10; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
No certificate of occupancy permit shall be issued for a building or structure on a lot or tract not readily accessible by dedicated public street, or to which sewerage service (on-lot or off-lot type) is not actually and operationally available to the extent needed for the type occupancy intended.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 3(C); 1993 Code, sec. 9.303)
No person, firm or corporation having a franchise in the City of Willow Park, Texas, shall furnish light, power, water, sewer, gas and/or telephone services to any building hereafter erected or structurally altered unless and until a building permit and certificate of occupancy permit have been issued by the city.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 3(D); 1993 Code, sec. 9.304)
For the protection of the health and welfare of the citizens of Willow Park, Texas, if any individual or business is found to be in violation of the above requirements, the city shall cause discontinuance of utility services until full compliance is met and permits issued.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 3(E); 1993 Code, sec. 9.305)