(A) Certificate required.
(1) No land shall be occupied or used, no change shall be made in the use of land, except as provided in this ordinance, nor shall there be any change in the use of any building in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Administrator. The certificate of occupancy shall state that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the building or premises or the use in the district in which it is to be located.
(2) When the improvement covered by the improvement location permit has been completed in substantial conformity with the site plan or development plan submitted in the application pursuant to § 9.17, a certificate of occupancy shall then be issued.
(B) Inspection. Upon the completion of the work approved through an improvement location permit, the permit holder shall contact the Planning and Building Department and schedule a final inspection to verify the installation of improvements consistent with the requirements of this ordinance.
(C) Temporary certificates. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Administrator after application has been made for completed portions of a development which has been approved as a conditional use, provided that a certificate of occupancy is required upon completion of the total development.
(D) Applied for coincidentally. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued within ten days after notification by the applicant thereof that the lawful erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of the building or other improvement of the land has been completed.
(E) Record of certificates. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Administrator, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(F) Excavation. No improvement location permit shall be issued for the excavation for, or the erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of any building before application has been made and site or development plan approved.
(G) Completion time. The work or use authorized by any improvement location permit must be commenced within six months of the date of issuance of the permit, otherwise the same shall lapse and become null and void. All work so authorized shall be completed within 24 months from the issuance of the improvement location permit. At the Administrator’s discretion and with good cause shown, the Administrator may extend the work completion time.
(Ord. 07-16, passed 12-10-2007)