(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to hereafter occupy or for any owner or agent thereof to permit the occupation of any building, or addition thereto, or part thereof, for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until an inspection has been conducted by the Building Commissioner of the dwelling unit for which the certificate of occupancy has been requested.
(2) The certificate of occupancy so issued shall state that the occupancy complies with all the provisions of this chapter. This section shall not apply to any occupancy in existence at the time of the adoption of this chapter.
(B) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation that provides a utility service, such as gas, water, electricity and the like, to provide its service to any building, or addition thereto, or part thereof, that is to be used as a dwelling unit until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner and presented to the utility service.
(2) This section shall not apply to any occupancy in existence at the time of adoption of this chapter.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation that provides a utility service, such as gas, water, electricity and the like may provide its services to any building or addition thereto, or part thereof, that is to be used as a dwelling unit for the purposes of repairing, enlarging, remodeling, rebuilding, building or any other type of work which is required to make the structure acceptable under this chapter, if a temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner and presented to the utility service, the certificate when issued shall state the building, or addition thereto, or part thereof for which it is issued, the type of utility services that may be provided, the period of time that it is valid for, and the reason for the permit.
(D) A temporary certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until an inspection has been conducted by the Building Commissioner of the dwelling unit for which the temporary certificate of occupancy has been requested.
(Ord. 885, passed 1-2-1974; Am. Ord. 1102, passed 7-15-1986) Penalty, see § 151.99