(A) Certificate required. A building or structure shall not be used or occupied in whole or in part until the Division has issued a certificate of use and occupancy, hereinafter “certificate.” The certificate shall certify that the building or structure has been constructed in accordance with the building permit and/or site plan, this subchapter, and other applicable laws and ordinances. A building or structure altered in whole or in part shall not be used or occupied until a certificate has been issued, except that use or occupancy in an already existing building or structure that was not discontinued during its alteration may be continued for a maximum of 30 days after completion of the alteration before the issuance of a certificate is required. A certificate shall be issued by the code official when the work covered by a building permit and/or site plan has been completed in accordance with the permit, this subchapter, and other applicable laws and ordinances. On request of a holder of a building permit, the Division may issue a temporary certificate for a building or structure, or part hereof, before the entire work covered by the building permit has been completed, if the parts of the building or structure to be covered by the certificate may be occupied before completion of all work in accordance with the permit, this chapter, and other applicable laws and ordinances, without endangering the health or safety of the occupants or users. The Division shall issue a certificate within five business days for single-family residential and ten business days for all other uses after approval of the final building inspections and receipt of a written application therefore on a form to be prescribed by the Division, which shall signify that a building or structure has received final or temporary approval.
(Ord. 474, passed 4-20-2000)