(A) No land 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 whatsoever until a certificate shall have been issued by the Building/Code Official stating that the building and use comply with all the building and health laws and chapters and with the provisions of this chapter. No change of use shall be made in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected or altered, without a permit having been issued by the Building/Code Official, and no permit shall be issued to make such change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or amendments thereto duly enacted.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the continuances of the present occupancy or use of any existing building, except as may be necessary for safety of life or property.
(C) Certificate for occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the lawful erection or alteration of such building shall have been completed. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building/Code Official and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
(D) No building or premises shall be occupied until such certificate has been issued.
(Ord. 96-4835, passed 4-16-1996)