(A) No land, building, structure, or part thereof shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose unless and until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector for such new use. No land, or building shall be occupied or reoccupied, used, or changed in use, now or hereafter erected or altered, until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the Building Inspector stating that the land or building or proposed use of land or building complies with all the building or health laws and ordinances and provisions of this chapter.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any existing building, except as may be necessary for safety of life and property.
(C) Certificate of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. The certificate of occupancy and compliance shall be issued within 21 days after receipt of notice of completion of erection or alteration of such building, and proof of compliance with requirements of this and other applicable ordinances.
(D) A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the property involved. A fee shall be charged for each original certificate and each copy thereof, the amount of which shall be established by resolution of the Village Council.
(1995 Code, § 153.212) (Ord. 68-15, passed 8-22-1968) Penalty, see § 153.999