No land shall be occupied or used and no building shall be hereafter erected or a foundation extended, nor shall any existing building be occupied or used in whole or part for any purpose whatever, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the City Manager. Such certificate shall state that the building complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. No change of use shall be made in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected and no foundation shall be extended that is not consistent with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. Nothing in this section shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any existing building.
A certificate of occupancy for a building shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the Building Inspector has certified to the City Manager his/her approval of the improvement as herein- before described, and after the erection or extension of the building shall have been completed. No building or premises may be occupied until the certificate shall have been issued.
A certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land, except for farming or truck gardening purposes, or for a change in the use of land as herein provided, shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied or used, and a certificate of occupancy shall be issued within ten days after the application has been made. provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the City Manager and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the property. (Ord. 430 AC. Passed 11-29-65.)