(a) A Certificate of Occupancy for the use of vacant land or for a change in the use of land or a structure thereon shall be filed prior to commencement of the proposed use. The zoning official shall notify the applicant and shall indicate the grounds for a disallowance.
(b) The specifications for a Certificate of Occupancy shall conform to all the requirements pertaining thereto and shall be filed with the Planning and Zoning Division. If the zoning official determines that the proposed use complies in all respects with this Zoning Code and applicable statutes, the zoning official shall issue an appropriate Certificate of Occupancy. If the zoning official determines otherwise, he or she shall disallow such application and so notify the applicant, indicating the grounds for such disallowance.
(c) A Certificate of Occupancy for the use of a building to be erected, relocated or structurally altered shall be filed prior to the commencement of such work. The Certificate of Occupancy, however, shall not be issued until such work is satisfactorily completed. Within ten (10) days after the Inspector has been notified that the erection, relocation or alteration has been completed, and he or she has approved the same as being in full conformity with the application and the requirements of this Zoning Code, he or she shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy. If the zoning official determines that the work is not satisfactorily completed, he or she shall not issue the Certificate of Occupancy and shall indicate the grounds for disallowance.
(d) The failure of the zoning official to act upon any Certificate of Occupancy within the time limited in this Chapter may be construed by the applicant as constituting a disallowance of such application for the purpose of appeal.
(Ord. 119-2011. Passed 6-21-11.)