(A) No building, or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this chapter, and no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied, and no land, vacant on the effective date of this chapter, shall be used for any purpose until an occupancy permit has issued by the Building Official. No change in a use, other than that of a permitted use to another similar permitted use, shall be made until an occupancy permit has been issued by the Building Official. Every occupancy permit shall state that the use or occupancy complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) Application for occupancy permit. Every application for a building permit shall be deemed to be an application for an occupancy permit. Every application for an occupancy permit for a new use of land where no building permit is required shall be made directly to the Building Official; and
(2) Issuance of occupancy permit. No occupancy permit for a building, or portion thereof, constructed after the effective date of this chapter, shall be issued until construction has been completed and the premises inspected and certified by the Building Official to be in conformity with the plans and specifications upon which the zoning certificate was based. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate may be issued to be valid for a period not to exceed six months from its date during the completion of any addition or during partial occupancy of the premises. Reasons, in writing, for refusal to issue an occupancy permit must be forwarded to the applicant no later than 14 days after the request for an occupancy permit.