This chapter shall be enforced by the Chief
Inspector designated herein as the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code
Enforcement Officer shall not approve an application or issue a building
permit or certificate of occupancy for any purpose, except in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter and such other provisions of the
Code of the City of Batavia, laws, rules and regulations of the City
of Batavia, together with any applicable laws, rules and regulations
of the State of New York.
The certificates and permits enumerated herein
are hereby established for the equitable enforcement and administration
of the provisions of this chapter.
A. Building permits. The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered to issue a building permit for any plans regarding the construction or alteration of any building or part of any building, or the change in the use of any land or building or part thereof, where he or she shall determine that such plans are not in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such permit shall be issued in accordance with Article
III of Chapter
51, Building Construction, of the Code of the City of Batavia.
B. Special use permits. Upon written authorization of
the City Council, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered
to issue a special use permit provided for by this chapter.
C. Certificate of occupancy. The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered to issue a certificate of occupancy which shall certify that all provisions of this chapter and other provisions of the Code of the City of Batavia have been complied with in all respects to the location and use of the building, structure or premises in question. No building erected, altered or extended after July 1, 1962, and/or land the use of which is changed after July 1, 1962, shall be used until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. Such certificate of occupancy shall be issued in accordance with Article
IV of Chapter
51, Building Construction, of the Code of the City of Batavia.
D. Temporary use permit. A temporary use permit may be
issued by the Code Enforcement Officer only upon approval by the City
Planning Board for a period not to exceed one year. The City Planning
Board shall authorize such permit only where such use is reasonably
necessary during construction operations or the denial of the permit
would cause unnecessary hardship and would be in keeping with the
purposes of this chapter and would not be incompatible with the uses
permitted in the zoning district in which it is proposed. Such permit
may be renewed only upon approval of the City Planning Board.