(A) Subsequent to the effective date of this chapter, no change in the use of land, nor any change of use of an existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purposes 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 certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the erection, construction or alteration, based on a valid building permit, has been completed, inspected and approved by the Building Inspector, and no building shall be occupied until such certificate issued.
(C) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.
(D) A certificate of occupancy shall be required for all nonconforming uses of land or buildings existing after the passage of this chapter or any amendment thereto. Application for such certificate of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed with the Village Clerk by the owner or occupant of the land or building occupied by nonconforming use within one year from the effective date of this chapter or amendment thereto. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy for such nonconforming uses.
(E) Any nonconforming use for which an occupancy permit has not been obtained in conformity with the requirements of this section shall be presumed to be operating in violation of this chapter and such use shall thereupon be prohibited and abated.
(Prior Code, § 154.093) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995)