No Occupancy Certificate for a new use or a structure or addition thereto erected, constructed, enlarged, remodeled, altered, reconstructed or moved shall be issued until the premises has been inspected by the Community Development Department and determined to be in full compliance with all of the applicable regulations for the zoning district in which it is located and construction completed pursuant to the following schedule:
A. Single-Family Dwelling Building Permits: No Occupancy Certificate for single-family dwelling building permits shall be issued unless and until the entire residence or residential structure or addition thereto shall have been substantially completed to the satisfaction of the Community Development Department.
B. Multiple-Family Dwelling Building Permits: No Occupancy Certificate for multiple-family dwelling building permits shall be issued unless and until any apartment unit or units of such building or addition thereto, shown by the plans and specifications of the permittee as an “area” or “suite”, or an entire floor of the building or addition thereto shall have been completed and adequate safety measures provided pursuant to subsection D of this section.
C. Commercial And Industrial Building Permits: No Occupancy Certificate for commercial and industrial building permits shall be issued unless and until any unit or units of such building or addition thereto, shown by the plans and specifications of the permittee as an “area” or “suite” to be treated as such unit shall have been completed and adequate safety measures provided pursuant to subsection D of this section.
D. Safety Precautions: In each instance where an Occupancy Certificate is requested for other than an entire building or addition to an existing building, the permittee shall have first provided and shall continue to maintain during the remaining construction to be done on said premises and until an Occupancy Certificate has been issued for every part of such building:
1. Fully completed ingress to and egress from the units for which the Occupancy Certificate is sought in order not to jeopardize the lives or property of the general public or any resident of such building;
2. Complete and total quarantine and isolation of all areas or units in the said building for which an Occupancy Certificate has not been issued; and
3. Separate ingress to and egress from areas under construction so as to keep workers and building materials separate from the completed units to such building.
(1987 Code § 7-8)