(A) (1) Prior to offering for sale, or entering into any contract for the sale or transfer of any real property located within the city and prior to entering into any contract or agreement to offer any real property for sale or transfer, the party in title, or the beneficiary of any trust holding title, to the real property located within the city shall first:
(a) Apply to the Building Director for an inspection of the real property to be sold or transferred; and
(b) Obtain from the Building Department a copy of the certificate of compliance inspection report indicating the city’s determination as to the zoning for the real property and, if applicable, the number of existing living units permitted on and in the real property.
(2) Upon receipt of the application, the form and contents of which shall be as set forth in § 1446.03, and payment of the inspection fee(s) as provided in Chapter 1444, the Director shall cause the real property to be inspected.
(B) The application for a certificate of compliance will be valid provided the subject real property is transferred within six months of the date the application is submitted and the appropriate inspection fee(s) paid to the city. Any real property to be transferred more than six months following the date is subject to reapplication, reinspection and the repayment of fees in accordance with this chapter as if no previous certificate of compliance had been issued.
(C) No person shall enter into a contract either to offer for sale or transfer any real property located in the city, or to purchase or accept transfer of any real property located in the city, unless the party in title, or beneficiary under any trust holding title, to real property has first obtained a current and valid copy of the city certificate of compliance inspection report for real property.
(Ord. 96-22, passed 5-14-1996; Ord. 01-32, passed 12-26-2001)