(A) It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any land, building, or structure for which a building permit and site permit is required and to use or permit to be used any building or structure hereafter altered, extended, erected, repaired, or moved until the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator shall have issued a certificate of occupancy stating that the provisions of this ordinance have been complied with.
(B) The following provisions shall apply.
(1) Certificate validity. The certificate of occupancy, as required for new construction or of renovations to existing buildings and structures in the Building Code, shall also constitute a certificate of occupancy.
(2) Records of certificates. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept in the office of the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator and copies of the certificates of occupancy shall be furnished upon request to a person or persons having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the property involved.
(3) Certificates for accessory buildings to dwellings. Accessory buildings or structures to dwellings shall not require a separate certificate of occupancy, but rather, may be included in the certificate of occupancy for the principal dwelling, building, or structure on the same lot when the accessory buildings or structures are completed at the same time as the principal use.
(4) Temporary certificates. Certificates of temporary occupancy may be issued for a part of a building or structure prior to the occupation of the entire building or structure, provided that the certificate of temporary occupancy shall not remain in force more than 120 days, nor more than 5 days after the building or structure is fully completed and ready for occupancy, and provided further that those portions of the building or structure are in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.
(5) Application for certificates of occupancy. Any person applying for a site permit or building permit shall at the same time apply to the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator, in writing, for a certificate of occupancy. It shall be the duty of that person to notify the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator upon completion of the building or structure. The Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator shall, within 5 business days after actual receipt of that notification, inspect the building or structure, and if he or she shall determine that the building or structure or part thereof or the proposed use of the premises is in conformity with this and other applicable ordinances and laws, the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator shall determine that a violation exists, he or she shall not issue a certificate of occupancy and shall forthwith notify the applicant of that refusal and the cause therefor.