(a) Certificate Required. It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or tenant to occupy any building, structure or land, or part thereof, hereafter erected, created, changed, converted or enlarged unless a zoning compliance certificate shall have been issued by the Building and Zoning Inspector after inspection. It shall further be unlawful for any owner, lessee or tenant to change the occupancy of any portion of a building or structure in a commercial or industrial zoning district unless a zoning compliance certificate shall have been issued by the Building and Zoning Inspector after inspection.
(b) Occupancy of Land. A zoning certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land, or change in the use of land as herein provided, shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied and used. A zoning certificate of occupancy shall be issued, provided such use is in conformance with the provisions of this Code, including site plans approved to the provisions of Chapter 1278.
(c) Occupancy of a Building. A zoning certificate of occupancy for a new building, the alteration or expansion of an existing building or a new occupancy of an existing building shall be applied for at the same time as the application for a building permit. A certificate of occupancy shall also be issued upon transfer of the property to a new owner. The certificate shall be issued after the new building, alteration or expansion is completed in conformity with the provisions of this Code and with site plans approved by the Planning Commission. (Ord. 42-2022. Passed 7-11-22.)
(d) Temporary Certificate. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate as provided above, a temporary zoning certificate of occupancy may be issued for a period not to exceed six months during the completion of the alteration, or partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in anyway altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or the City to the use or occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by this Code. Such temporary zoning occupancy shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants and the eventual completion of all required improvements. Financial guarantees as required by Chapter 1278 shall not be released until the final certificate of zoning occupancy is issued.