(A) No land shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Commissioner stating that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to the building or premises or the use in the district in which it is to be located.
(B) No change in use shall be made in any building or part thereof, now or hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered without a certificate of occupancy having been issued by the Building Commissioner, and no such permit shall be issued to make such change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) The certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the lawful erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of such building shall have been completed.
(D) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Commissioner and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(E) No building permit shall be issued for excavation for or the erection, reconstruction, or structural alteration of any building, before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 70-411) (Ord. 98.1, passed 7-20-1998)