(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; and
(6) 
Any use in existence with an annexation request.
(B) 
Certificate of occupancy required from chief building official. No such use, or change of use, shall take place until a Certificate of Occupancy therefore shall have been issued by the Chief Building Official.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Written application.
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.
(B) 
Timing of certificate issuance.
Said Certificate shall be issued within fourteen (14) calendar days after a written request for the same has been made to said Chief 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 Ordinance.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Written application.
Written application for a Certificate of Occupancy shall be made to the Chief Building Official for review according to Subsection 6.03 Creation of Building Site for the following.
(1) 
The use of vacant land,
(2) 
For a change in the use of land or a building, or
(3) 
For a change in a nonconforming use to a conforming use
(B) 
Timing of certificate issuance.
If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance, the Certificate of Occupancy therefore shall be issued within fourteen (14) calendar days after the completed application for same has been made. The City shall not issue the CO where City taxes are delinquent.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Building and proposed use.
Every Certificate of Occupancy shall state that the building or the proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions of the building and fire laws and Ordinances.
(B) 
Record of certificates of occupancy.
A record of all Certificates of Occupancy shall be kept in file on the office of the Chief Building Official or his agent and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)