No vacant land shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected, structurally altered or moved shall be occupied or used, until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued by the Chief of Building and Zoning.
A. 
Certificates of Occupancy for a new building, or the enlargement, alteration or moving of an existing building, shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration of such building shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of the ordinance.
B. 
Certificates of Occupancy for the use of vacant land, or the change in use of land as herein provided, shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied or used for any purpose except that of tilling the soil and the growing therein of farm, garden or orchard products, and a Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued within 10 days after the application has been made provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of this title.
C. 
Certificates of Occupancy shall state that the building, or proposed use of a building or land, complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of this title. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the Office of the Chief of Building and Zoning and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected. No fee shall be charged for an original Certificate; for all other Certificates or for copies of any original Certificates there shall be a charge of two dollars each.
D. 
Certificate of Occupancy for nonconforming uses existing at the time of passage of this title or any amendment thereto shall be issued by the Chief of Building and Zoning and the Certificate shall state that the use is a nonconforming use and does not conform with the provisions of this title.
E. 
No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before an application has been made for a Certificate of Occupancy.
(Ord. 3710, 1974)