A. Certificate Required; Application; Inspection: Any developer desiring to sell or rent a condominium unit regulated by this chapter shall first apply to the Village Clerk or designee for a certificate of inspection with respect to such unit and with respect to the common elements of the property containing the unit. The applicant shall submit with the application as-built architectural drawings of the building and site development certified by a registered architect. The Director of Building and Code Enforcement or designee shall thereupon cause an inspection to be made of the unit and of the common elements to ascertain compliance with current Codes and with those Codes in force when the unit was built and shall make a determination thereon.
B. Compliance Required: Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no certificate of inspection shall be issued and no sale shall be made of any unit if such unit or the common elements pertaining thereto are not in compliance with current Codes.
C. Issuance Of Certificate: After the inspection, as provided in this section, has been completed and compliance with current Codes has been ascertained or waived, the Director of Building and Code Enforcement or designee shall issue a certificate of inspection with respect to each unit inspected. All of the certificates issued shall include therein a specification of each separate condition of noncompliance which has been waived. The Director or designee shall also issue to the applicant clear and legible copies of the certificates suitable for posting.
D. Posting Certificate; Recordkeeping: It shall become the obligation of the developer to post and keep posted one copy of the certificate of inspection on the front doorway of each unit to which it pertains until the sale of that unit is consummated and to post and keep posted a copy of the certificate pertaining to the common elements on the doorway of the main entrance and any other places as may be directed by the Village until the sale of the last unit has been consummated. The developer shall maintain documentation pertaining to each unit to establish that the purchaser of such unit has received from the developer or the developer’s agent a copy of the certificate of inspection pertaining thereto. These records shall be maintained and available for examination by the Director of Building and Code Enforcement or designee.
E. Failure To Obtain Certificate: A violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed by the developer if a closing of a sale of any unit is completed without the issuance of a certificate of inspection for the unit and the common elements or a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2004-7-7E, 7-7-2004)