(A) No land shall be occupied or used and no building erected, reconstructed or structurally altered after 5-27-1957 shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner stating that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to the building or premises or the use in the district in which it is to be located.
(B) No change in use shall be made in any building or part thereof, erected, reconstructed or structurally altered after 5-27-1957, without a certificate of occupancy having been issued by the Building Commissioner. No permit shall be issued to make any change unless it is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for an improvement location permit and shall be issued within ten days after the lawful erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of the building has been completed.
(D) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Commissioner, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected. A fee of $1 shall be charged for each original certificate and $0.50 for each copy thereof.
(E) No improvement location permit shall be issued for excavation for, or the erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of any building, before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 154.022) (Ord. 1-1957, passed 5-27-1957)