(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to occupy, use or maintain a building or structure until all inspections and approvals required by this chapter have been completed. When a person who commences work without a permit in violation of this chapter is issued a permit to correct the violation, the violation is not considered corrected until the building official has inspected and approved the work commenced and issued a certificate of occupancy.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to obtain a building permit within 180 days of the date their application for a building permit is submitted, or within an alternate timeframe issued at the discretion of the Building Official, if that person had previously commenced work without a permit in violation of this chapter. The building official may grant a one-time permit extension under this section for up to one year for good cause.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to obtain a certificate of occupancy within 180 days of the date of issuance of a building permit, or within an alternate timeframe issued at the discretion of the Building Official, if that person had previously commenced work without a permit in violation of this chapter.
(d) It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to obtain an inspection once every 90 days after the issuance of a building permit until the Certificate of Occupancy is issued, if that person had previously commenced work without a permit in violation of this chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 10146 (N.S.), effective 5-13-11; amended by Ord. No. 10211 (N.S.), effective 6-1-12; repealed and reenacted by Ord. No. 10464 (N.S.), effective 4-14-17; repealed and adopted by Ord. No. 10651 (N.S.), effective 2-28-20; repealed and adopted by Ord. No. 10829 (N.S.), effective 3-10-23)