(a) No excavation for foundation, nor the erection, construction or structural alteration of any building or part of a building, or occupancy of streets or alleys with building materials or temporary buildings for construction purposes shall be undertaken until a building permit therefor shall have been issued by the Mayor. In addition to the issuance of the building permit, it shall also be necessary for the property owner to obtain the written consent and approval of the Building Inspector for the location of any footer prior to the placement of such footer. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the construction has been completed and approved by the Building Inspector. (Passed 12-22-98.)
(b) No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, structurally altered or changed until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Mayor.
(c) A certificate of occupancy for the use or occupancy of vacant land or for a change in the use of land or of an existing building shall be applied for and issued before any such land shall be occupied or used or such land or building changed in use, and such certificate shall be issued within ten days after application has been made; provided, that such proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or a part of a new building or for alterations of an existing building shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or alteration of such building or part shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(e) A like certificate shall be issued for the purpose of maintaining, renewing, changing or extending a nonconforming use existing at the time of the passage of this chapter and such certificate shall state that the use does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of complying with this requirement, the Mayor shall mail such certificate to the occupants or owners of all such property within ninety days after August 8, 1978.
(f) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Mayor and a copy shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(g) No fee shall be charged for an original certificate of occupancy as required herein; but for each copy of an original certificate there shall be a charge of five dollars ($5.00), which shall be paid to the Town Recorder by the applicant before he receives such certificate.
(Passed 6-17-57; 8-8-78.)