§ 159.06  CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
   (A)   No vacant land shall be occupied or used, except for agricultural uses until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
   (B)   No premises shall be used and no buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the building laws and the provisions of these regulations.
   (C)   (1)   Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the applications for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection of such buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.
      (2)   A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector.
   (D)   No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application has been made for certificate of occupancy and compliance.
   (E)   A certificate of occupancy shall be required of all non-conforming use. Application for a certificate of occupancy for non-conforming uses shall be filed within 12 months from the effective date of this chapter with the Building Inspector.
(2012 Code, § 93-11)