(A) (1) A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all non-conforming uses of land or buildings existing after the passage of this title, or any amendment thereto. Application for such certificate of occupancy for non-conforming uses shall be filed with the Village Clerk by the owner or occupant of the land or building occupied by non-conforming use within one year from the effective date of this title, or amendment thereto. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy for such non-conforming uses.
(2) Any non-conforming 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 prohibited and abated.
(B) (1) Subsequent to the effective date of this title, no change in the use of land nor any change of use of an existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purpose, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the new occupancy complies with all provisions of this title.
(2) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the erection, construction, or alteration, based on a valid building permit, has been completed, inspected, and approved by the Building Inspector, and no building shall be occupied until such certificate is issued.
(3) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 282, passed 8-15-1989)