(a) Except as provided in § 1375.05, the proposed occupant of a structure requiring a certificate of business occupancy shall apply for such certificate of business occupancy for the calendar year 1976 by December 1, 1975, upon forms provided by the Mayor, if such structure is proposed to be occupied or will be available for occupancy by January 1, 1976. The proposed occupant of a structure to be used for business purposes, which will be completed and available for occupancy subsequent to January 1, 1976 and which requires a certificate of business occupancy under the terms of this Building Maintenance Code, shall apply for such certificate as soon as practicable, but in no event shall any unit of the structure be occupied in whole or in part until such certificate has been issued.
(b) For each calendar year after 1976, the person applying for a required certificate of business occupancy for any unit used for business purposes shall apply for such certificate on or before December 1 of the year preceding the period for which the certificate is issued.
(Ord. 6735, passed 6-10-1975)