(A) Subsequent to the effective date of this chapter no change in the use occupancy in any existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Commissioner/Inspector. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the new occupancy complies with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) No permit for excavation for, or the erection or alteration of any building shall be issued before the application has been made and approved for a certificate of occupancy and compliance.
(C) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept in the office of the Building Commissioner/ Inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having propriety or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.
(D) A certificate of occupancy shall be required of all nonconforming uses of land or buildings created by the passage of this chapter. Application for such certificates of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator by the owner or lessee of the land or building occupied by such nonconforming use within one year from the effective date of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner/Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy for nonconforming use.
(E) Any nonconforming use for which an occupancy permit has not been obtained in conformity with the requirements of division (D) shall be presumed to be operating in violation of this chapter and such use shall thereupon be abated.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77) Penalty, see § 159.99