(a) No land, building or part thereof shall be occupied by or for any use unless and until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued for such use. The following shall apply in the issuance of any Certificate.
(b) Certificates Not to be Issued. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any building, structure or part thereof, or for the use of any land, which is not in accordance with all the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(c) Certificates Required. No building, structure or part thereof, which is hereafter erected, or altered, shall be occupied or used or the same caused to be done, unless and until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued for such building or structure.
(d) Certificates Including Zoning. Certificates of Occupancy as required by the City Building Code for new buildings or structures, or parts thereof, or for alterations to or changes of use of existing buildings or structures, shall also constitute Certificates of Occupancy as required by this Zoning Code.
(e) Certificates for Existing Buildings. Certificates of Occupancy shall be issued for existing buildings, structures, or parts thereof, or existing uses of land, if, after inspection, it is found that such buildings, structures, or parts thereof, or such use of land, are in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(f) Record of Certificate. A record of all certificates issued shall be kept on file in the office of the Community Development Director, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the property involved.
(g) Certificates for Dwelling Accessory Buildings. Buildings or structures accessory to dwellings shall not require separate Certificates of Occupancy, but may be included in the Certificate of Occupancy for the dwelling when shown on the plot plan and when completed at the same time as such dwellings.
(h) Application for Certificates. Application for Certificates of Occupancy shall be made in writing to the Community Development Director on forms furnished by the Department, and such Certificates shall be issued within five days after receipt of such application if it is found that the building or structure, or part thereof, or the use of land, is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
If such Certificate is refused for cause, the applicant therefor shall be notified of such refusal, and the cause thereof, within the aforesaid five-day period.