(A) A certificate of occupancy issued by the Building Inspector is required in advance of the following.
(1) Occupancy or use of a building hereafter erected, altered, or moved.
(2) A change of use of any building or land.
(3) Each nonconforming use created by the passage and subsequent amendments to this chapter. The owner of the nonconforming use shall obtain a certificate of occupancy within 30 days of the date of the passage or amendments.
(B) A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or a part of a building, shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or structural alteration of the building, or part, shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued unless the proposed use of a building or land conforms to the applicable provisions of this chapter. If the certificate of occupancy is denied, the Building Inspector shall state in writing the reasons for refusal, and the applicant shall be notified of the refusal. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land involved.
('58 Code, § 19-113) (Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.80