(a) Application for a Certificate of Compliance required herein shall be made by the owner, or an agent of the owner, upon forms provided by the Building Department.
(b) The Application for the Certificate of Compliance shall inform the applicant that an owner has a constitutional right to refuse entry onto private property by the Village.
(c) If the applicant consents to the inspection(s), the parties shall agree on a mutually convenient day and time for the inspection(s) of the subject premises.
(d) If the applicant refuses to consent to the inspection(s) or consent is otherwise unobtainable, no Village official or employee shall enter the premises except as otherwise provided by law.
(e) Upon receipt of an application for a Certificate of Compliance, the Building Department will forward the application to the Village Fire Department and, where applicable, to the CCGHD. The Village Fire Department will inspect the dwelling or dwelling unit to determine compliance with Chapter 1373 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village. The CCGHD will inspect dwellings or dwelling units with household sewage treatment systems and will collect water samples from the private water system which is used to supply the house with potable water to analyze and determine whether such sample complies with all applicable CCGHD requirements. The entire premises shall be made available for inspection. Such inspection shall be made solely for and on behalf of the Village, and there shall be no liability or responsibility to any present or future owner or occupant of said premises resulting therefrom, except as otherwise provided herein.
(f) If the premises is found in compliance with the Codified Ordinances of the Village and CCGHD household sewage treatment system and private water system requirements, a Certificate of Compliance will be issued by the Building Department.
(g) A Certificate of Compliance shall be valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance.
(h) In case of resale during the one year period, the Certificate of Compliance shall be transferred to any subsequent bona fide purchaser of the premises and shall be valid for the remainder of the one year period. (Ord. 2008-22. Passed 12-10-08.)