(A) Certificate required. No new building or part thereof shall be occupied, and no addition or enlargement of any existing building shall be occupied, and no existing building after being altered or moved shall be occupied, and no change of occupancy shall be made in any existing building or part thereof, until the Building Inspector or Zoning Administrator has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor. The change of occupancy provision shall not apply to rooms intended for transit rental. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a portion or portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior to final completion and occupancy of the entire building or for other temporary uses.
(B) Issuance. The certificate of occupancy shall be issued automatically by the Building Inspector after all final inspections have been made.
(C) Existing buildings. In the case of existing buildings or other uses not requiring a building permit, after supplying the information and data necessary to determine compliance with this chapter and appropriate regulatory codes of Surry County for the occupancy intended, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a certificate of occupancy when, after examination and inspection, it is found that the building or use in all respects conforms to the provisions of this chapter and appropriate regulatory codes of Surry County for the occupancy intended.
(Ord. passed 9-17-2001; Ord. passed 3-17-2003; Ord. passed 5-5-2003; Ord. passed 5-29-2003; Ord. passed 12-1-2003; Ord. passed 5-17-2004; Ord. passed 8-16-2004; Ord. passed 2-21-2005; Ord. passed 4-18-2005; Ord. passed 1-17-2006; Ord. passed 4-17-2023)