(A) No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued stating that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to the building or premises or the use in the district in which it is to be located. When the improvement covered by the improvement location permit has been completed in substantial conformity with the site plan or development plan submitted in the application pursuant to § 155.111, a certificate of occupancy shall then be issued.
(B) No change shall be made in the use of land, except as provided in this chapter, or in the use of any building or part thereof, now or hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered, without a certificate of occupancy having been issued by the Building Inspector. No certificate shall be issued to make a change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for an improvement location permit and shall be issued within ten days after notification by the applicant thereof that the lawful erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of the building or other improvement of the land shall have been completed.
(D) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(E) No improvement location permit shall be issued for excavation for, or the erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of, any building before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. CO-67-2, passed 2-21-67) Penalty, see § 155.999