(A) Subsequent to the effective date of the Zoning Code, no change in the use of land, nor any change of use in an existing building shall be made, nor shall any new building be occupied for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the administrative official charged with the enforcement of the Zoning Code, stating that the building and use comply with the provisions of the Zoning Code.
(B) Certificates of occupancy shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit, and shall be issued after all 5 sections of the record of inspection have been successfully met. No permit for excavation for or the erection or alteration of any building shall be issued before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy. No building or premises shall be occupied until a certificate has been issued.
(C) A record of a certificate of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the administrative official charged with the enforcement of the Zoning Code, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by the certificate of occupancy.
(1992 Code, § 155.201) (Ord. passed 5- -1969; Am. Ord. 051401E, passed 5-14-2001) Penalty, see § 155.999