(a)
Certificates of occupancy shall be required for any of the following:
(1)
Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or structurally
altered.
(2)
Change in use of an existing building to a use of a different classification.
(3)
Occupancy and use of vacant land, except agricultural use.
(4)
Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification.
(5)
Any change in the use of a nonconforming use.
(b)
No such occupancy, use or change of use, shall take place until a
certificate of occupancy therefor shall have been issued by the building
official.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
17.01; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
(a)
Written application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building
or for an existing building which is to be altered shall be made at
the same time as the application for the building permit for such
building. Said certificate shall be issued within three (3) days after
a written request for the same has been made to said building official
or his agent after the erection or alteration of such building or
part thereof has been completed in conformity with the provisions
of this chapter.
(b)
The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate
of occupancy, or a temporary certificate of occupancy, whenever the
certificate is issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information
supplied, or when it is determined that there is a violation of any
ordinance or regulation or any provision of the Uniform Building Code.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
17.02; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the building
or the proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions
of law. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on
file in the office of the building official or his agent and copies
shall be furnished on request to any person having priority or tenancy
interest in the building or land affected.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
17.03; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate
of occupancy may be issued by the building official for a period not
exceeding six (6) months, during the completion of alterations or
during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such
temporary certificates shall not be construed as in any way altering
the respective rights, duties or obligations, of the owners or of
the city relating to the use or occupancy of the premises or any other
matter covered by this chapter.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
17.04; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all lawful
nonconforming uses of land or buildings created by adoption of this
chapter. Application for such certificate of occupancy for a nonconforming
use shall be filed with the building official, by the owner, or lessee
of the building or land occupied by such nonconforming use within
one (1) year of the effective date of this chapter. It shall be the
duty of the building official to issue a certificate of occupancy
for a lawful nonconforming use, but failure to apply for such certificate
of occupancy for a nonconforming use shall be evidence that said nonconforming
use was either illegal or did not lawfully exist at the effective
date of this chapter.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
17.05; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
