§ 155.12 ISSUANCE OR WITHHOLDING OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
   The code official shall, within three working days, or sooner, of the inspection, grant or withhold a certificate of occupancy in the following manner:
   (A)   Issuance. Upon the determination of the code official that the premises in question substantially complies with the provisions of § 155.11 and division (B) of this section, the code official shall issue the certificate of occupancy to the applicant. It shall be the responsibility of the property manager to provide a copy of the occupancy permit to the lessee for his or her records.
   (B)   Violation abatement required. If violations were reported during the inspection and all were verified abated by reinspection of the premises, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued.
   (C)   Failure to abate. If violations are not abated within the time specified in the report of the Inspector, the owner shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and subject to the fines and penalties contained herein.
   (D)   Withholding the certificate of occupancy. The code official shall withhold the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any rental property until all violations reported during the initial inspection are abated by the owner, agent or person in charge of the property. Occupancy or re-occupancy of any rental property (i.e. residential, industrial or commercial) shall be prohibited without a new rental inspection and new certificate of occupancy being issued prior to each change of lessee, tenant or occupant, including changes of less than all lessees, tenants or occupants of a single rental property leased, occupied or shared by multiple lessees, tenants or occupants.
(Ord. 2340-95, passed 6-7-95; Am. Ord. 12-0987, passed 5-2-12) Penalty, see § 155.99