(A) Certificates required.
(1) Subsequent to the effective date hereof, no change in the use or occupancy of land, nor any change of use or occupancy in any existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the new occupancy complies with all provisions of this chapter, except for variations granted by the Village Board.
(2) A certificate of occupancy shall be required of all nonconforming uses of land or buildings by the passage of this chapter. Application for such certificates of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the Building Commissioner by the owner or lessee of the land or building occupied by the nonconforming use within one year from the effective date hereof. It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to issue a certificate of occupancy for nonconforming use. Any use which does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is located and for which any occupancy permit has not been obtained in conformity with the requirements of this division (A)(2) shall be presumed to be operating in violation of this chapter and the use shall thereupon be abated.
(B) Application for certificate; issuance; fees. Certificates of occupancy shall be applied for at the same time that the building permit is applied for and shall be issued within seven days after the erection or alteration of the building shall have been completed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A fee of $25 shall be charged for each original certificate and a fee of $1 for each copy thereof.
(C) Records kept, public information. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Commissioner, and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the land or in a building affected by the certificate of occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 9B-9-3)