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)