A. No building or structure, or addition thereto, erected, constructed, enlarged, remodeled, altered, reconstructed or moved after the effective date of this section shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose unless and until an Occupancy Certificate shall have been issued by the Community Development Department certifying that the proposed use or occupancy complies with all provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable ordinances of the City.
B. Any person who erects or constructs any house, dwelling place, business or establishment or any other type of building or structure within the City pursuant to a building permit issued by the Community Development Department before transferring possession to the whole or any part of such building or structure to any other person for any use as a dwelling, business establishment, or for any other purpose, shall secure an Occupancy Certificate from the Community Development Department certifying that such building or structure conforms to all applicable provisions and requirements of the City Building Codes and the City Zoning Ordinance.
(1987 Code § 7-7)