(A) Subsequent to the effective date hereof, no change in the use or occupancy of land, nor any change of use or occupancy in an existing building other than for single-family dwelling purposes shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building 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 for certificate of occupancy and compliance, and no building or premises shall be occupied until that certificate and permit is issued.
(C) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary 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 the zoning ordinance. Application for such certificate of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the Building Inspector by the owner or lessee of the land or building occupied by such nonconforming use within two years from the effective date hereof. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy for a nonconforming use.
(E) An occupancy permit shall not issue if there are outstanding utility charges owed to the village by the property owner and/or developer relating to the property for the permit is requested.
(Prior Code, § 5-2-8) (Ord. passed 5-8-1967; Ord. 15-01, passed 1-12-2015)