(A) Certificate Of Occupancy: Subsequent to the effective date of thistitlenochange in the use or occupancy of land, nor any change ofuseoroccupancy in an existing building shall be made, nor shall anynewbuildingbe occupied for any purpose, until a certificate of occupancyhasbeen issued by the building official. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the new occupancy complies with all provisions of this title.
No permit for excavation for, or the erection, construction or alteration of any building shall be issued before the application has been made and approved for a certificate of occupancy and compliance, but no occupancy permit shall be issued until the erection, construction or alteration has been completed, inspected and approved by the building official and no building or premises shall be occupied until that certificate and permit is issued.
A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the building official, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.
(B) Nonconforming Uses: A certificate of occupancy shall be required of all nonconforming uses of land or buildings created by the passage of this title. Application for such certificate of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the building official by the owner or lessee of the land or building occupied by such nonconforming use within two (2) years from the effective date of this title. It shall be the duty of the building official to issue a certificate of occupancy for nonconforming use.
Any nonconforming use for which an occupancy permit has not been obtained in conformity with the requirements of this section shall be presumed to be operating in violation of this title and such use shall thereupon be abated. (Ord. 215, 9-17-1962)