(A) Requirements. Certificates of occupancy shall be required for any of the following:
(1) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or structurally altered;
(2) Change in use of an existing building to a different classification;
(3) Occupancy and use of vacant land, except agricultural use;
(4) Any change in the use of a nonconforming use; and
(5) No such occupancy, use or change of use shall take place until a certificate of occupancy therefor shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
(B) Procedures.
(1) Written application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building or for an existing building which is to be altered shall be made at the same time as the application for the building permit for such building. Said certificate shall be issued within three days after a written request for the same has been made to said Building Inspector after the erection or alteration of such building or part thereof has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) A fee to be determined by the City Council shall be paid to the City Secretary for the issuance of a certificate of occupancy on all occupancies within the B-1, B-2, I-1, I-2 and MH-1 zoned districts. No fee or permit is required for single-family detached, multiple-family residential and manufactured home subdivisions. All persons owning or operating any structure, building or business within the city shall have one year from the date of adoption of this chapter to comply with this provision.
(3) All certificates of occupancy issued to any person or persons owning or operating any structure, building or business within the corporate limits are non-transferable from the location or owner shown on the face of such permits.
(C) Procedures for vacant land or a change in use. Written application for a certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land, or for a change in the use of land or a building, or for a change in a nonconforming use, as herein provided, shall be made to said Building Inspector. If the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the certificate of occupancy therefore shall be issued within three days after the application has been made.
(D) Contents and filing of certificate of occupancy. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the building or the proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions of law. 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 proprietary or tenancy Interests in the building or land affected.
(E) Temporary certificate. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Building Inspector for a period not exceeding six months, during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificates shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners of the city relating to the use of occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by this chapter.
(Ord. passed 4-4-2000)