(A) Certificates of occupancy.
(1) It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any building or premises or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed or converted wholly or partly in its use or structure, until a certificate of occupancy, to the effect that the building or premises or the part thereof so created, erected, changed or converted, and the proposed use thereof, conform to the provisions of this chapter, shall have been issued by the Administrative Officer.
(2) No change or extension of use and no alterations shall be made in a nonconforming use of premises without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued that such change, extension or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Copies of such certificates shall be furnished upon request to any persons having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
(B) Temporary certificate. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a period not exceeding six months during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificates shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or of the city relating to the use or occupation of the premises or any other matter covered by this chapter, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restriction and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants.
(Prior Code, § 46-29) (Ord. eff. 1-15-1972; Ord. 91-1(A), passed 1-7-1991) Penalty, see § 159.999