A. Certificate Required: No building or addition thereto shall be constructed after the effective date of this title, no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied, no land vacant on the effective date of this comprehensive amendment shall be used for any purpose, and no change in a use of either land or building shall be made, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the office of the zoning official. No such occupancy certificate shall be issued unless it is certified by the zoning official that the proposed use or occupancy complies with all the provisions of this title. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the use or occupancy complies with all the provisions of this title and any certificate of occupancy issued in conflict with the provisions of this title shall be void.
B. Application: Every application for a building permit shall also be deemed an application for a certificate of occupancy. Where no building permit is required, an application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3 of this title.
C. Action By Zoning Official: No certificate of occupancy for a building, structure or portion thereof, constructed after the effective date of this title shall be issued until construction has been completed and the premises inspected and certified to be in conformity with the plans and specification upon which the building permit and certificate were based.
1. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued, or written notice shall be given, to the applicant, stating the reasons why a certificate cannot be issued, not later than five (5) working days after the zoning official has inspected the premises for occupancy.
2. Pending issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate may be issued, to be valid for a period of six (6) months from its date, during the completion of any addition or during partial occupancy of the premises.
D. Period Of Validity: No certificate of occupancy shall be valid for a period longer than ninety (90) days from the date of its issuance, unless the use or occupancy authorized by it shall have been established within such period. (Ord. 2000-O-005, 2-14-2000)