Land used or occupied and buildings erected or structurally altered shall be used or changed in use only after a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Administrator. Such certificate shall state that the building and proposed use comply with the building laws and the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(a) Application for an occupancy permit shall be made to the Administrator on forms provided. Upon determination that all provisions of the Building Code, this chapter, and such other ordinances as may apply have been complied with, an occupancy permit shall be issued and the deposit returned. Where circumstances warrant, temporary occupancy permits may be authorized by the Administrator for a specified period not to exceed six months, during which period any remaining work shall be completed.
(b) Any person, firm or corporation who occupies or permits to be occupied, or who sells, leases, or rents a house, building, building unit or structure for which an occupancy permit has not been issued, or in the case of alterations, additions or repairs, whoever occupies, or permits to be occupied or utilized or sells, leases or rents, that portion of the house, building, building unit or structure added, altered or repaired for which an occupancy permit has not been issued, shall be guilty of violating this chapter and shall be subject to the penalties provided herein. In addition to any such penalties, the occupancy permit deposit shall be forfeited and placed in the general fund of the City.
(1969 Code 150.803)