(a) Certificate of Occupancy. No owner, lessee or tenant shall occupy, permit to be occupied, convey, or offer for sale or lease any building, structure, building or land, or part thereof, hereafter erected, created, altered, converted, enlarged or improved unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Zoning Inspector after review and inspection by the Zoning Inspector and Water, Wastewater and Service Department Directors.
(b) Application for Certificate. The property owner or contractor must request the certificate of occupancy ten (10) days prior to the earliest date of occupancy. Such certificate of occupancy shall show and certify that such building, structure or land is in compliance with all provisions of the Codified Ordinances of Granville, in respect to such building, structure or land. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued without appropriate approval as to any improvements required whether such improvements are required by the Municipal Engineer, Planning Commission, Council or otherwise. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Zoning Inspector without certification from the Income Tax Commissioner that all proper tax registrations and disclosures have been completed.
(c) Appeal. The denial of an occupancy permit under this section may be appealed to the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, as provided in Section 1139.04
(a) of this Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 15-08. Passed 1-7-09.)