(A) (1) No person shall use or permit the use of any structure or premises or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, enlarged or moved, wholly or partly, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Planning Commission’s authorized agent or inspector.
(2) The certificate shall show that the structure or use, or both, or the premises, or the affected part thereof, are in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Mayor’s office to oversee the issuance of the certificates by the authorized agent or inspector if it is found that all provisions of this chapter have been met, and to withhold the certificates unless all requirements of this chapter have been met.
(B) No person shall allow occupancy of any building until the Planning Commission has been notified by the appropriate agencies that the private details of water, electricity and where applicable, sanitary sewer and natural gas are completed in a fashion that the private utilities are available for use on the property in question.
(C) Upon request from the owner or tenant, and upon inspection, the Planning Commission or its authorized agent or inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building, premises or use that is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or, that a legal nonconformity exists as specified in the certificate.
(Prior Code, § 152.102)