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(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)
It shall be the duty of the building official to enforce this title. It shall also be the duty of all officers and employees of the village and especially of all members of the police department to assist the building official by reporting to him upon new construction, reconstruction or land uses, or upon seemingly violations. The building official shall send a description of any violations of the zoning regulations to the zoning committee within fifteen (15) days after he discovers such violation.
Appeal from the decision of the building official may be made to the board of appeals, as provided in title 2, chapter 2 of this code. (Ord. 215, 9-17-1962)
(A) Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses the enforcement of any of the provisions of this title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalty.
(B) In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this title, the village attorney, in addition to other remedies, may institute any proper action or proceedings in the name of the village to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about said premises. (Ord. 215, 9-17-1962)
No person or entity shall be eligible to apply for building permits, any other permits, variance, special use, rezoning, exceptions, subdivision approval, or any approvals of any kind or nature whatsoever under this title, if the person or entity is in arrears in the payment of any tax or any other indebtedness that may be due of any kind or nature whatsoever to the village. Such person or entity shall be immediately eligible for any such relief upon the payment of any such arrearage of a tax or other indebtedness due to the village. (Ord. 508, 7-13-1999)