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 of occupancy:
(a) Certificates Not to be Issued. No certificates 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 the Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Certificates Required. No building or structure, or parts 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 after approval by the Fire Chief and Chief Building Official.
(c) 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 the Zoning Ordinance.
(d) 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 the Zoning Ordinance.
(e) Record of Certificates. A record of all certificates issued shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and copies shall be furnished to the owner, City Engineer and Fire Chief.
(f) 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.
(g) Application for Certificates. Application for certificates of occupancy shall be made in writing to the Chief Building Official on forms furnished by that 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 the Zoning Ordinance.
If such certificate is refused for cause, the applicant therefor shall be notified in writing of such refusal and cause thereof, within the aforesaid five-day period.
(Ord. 82-1970. Passed 11-2-70; Ord. 86-2010. Passed 8-16-10.)