A. Required: No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure, or portion thereof, shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy.
B. Construction: Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this title or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this title or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
C. Posting: The certificate of occupancy shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises and shall not be removed except by the building official.
D. Revocation: The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy issued under the provisions of this title whenever the certificate is issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or when it is determined that the building or structure, or portion thereof, is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this title.
E. Responsibility: It shall be the responsibility of the person signing the building permit as owner or contractor to see that a certificate of occupancy is received before the building is used and the notice stating the requirement stays on premises.
F. Penalty: Failure to comply with occupancy permit requirements or removal of the notice stating the requirement to have occupancy permit, will be considered a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord., 9-3-1996; amd. 2006 Code)