(a) No owner, agent or person in charge of any dwelling structure used, or designed or intended to be used, as an apartment house, to rent or lease the structure or any part thereof for residential occupancy, or for a person to occupy the building unless the owner thereof holds a certificate of occupancy issued by the Building Inspector for the building, which certificate has not expired, been revoked or otherwise become null and void.
(b) Application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made by supplying the information and data to determine compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations for the existing use or occupancy or the intended use or occupancy, on forms supplied by the Building Inspector.
(c) The Building Inspector may require the submission of an affidavit stating such information, and he may cause a general inspection of the building or premises to be made.
(d) If it is found that a building is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable thereto, the Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for such building, which shall contain the following information.
(1) The street address or other identifying characteristics of the building or accessory building.
(2) The name and address of the owner, and, if the owner does not reside on the premises, the name and address of the resident agent in charge of the building, and the name and address of the nonresident agent, if any.
(3) The exact nature and extent of the use or occupancy authorized.
(e) The Building Inspector shall have the power to revoke a certificate of occupancy if any false statement is made by the applicant in connection with the issuance of such certificate, or for noncompliance of a building or its use with the requirements of this chapter, or if the owner, agent or person in charge of a building shall refuse to comply with any provision of this chapter required to be observed by him.
(f) The owner of a dwelling structure requiring a certificate of occupancy shall apply for such certificate of occupancy for the year, upon forms provided by the Building Inspector, if the building is proposed to be occupied or will be available for occupancy by 1974. The owner of a dwelling structure which will be completed and available for occupancy subsequent to 1974, and which requires a certificate of occupancy, shall apply for the certificate as soon as practicable, but in no event shall the building be occupied in whole or in part until the certificate of occupancy has been issued. Failure to so apply will be deemed to be a violation of this chapter and will subject the owner of the structure to the legal action and penalty prescribed herein.
(g) The owner, agent or person in charge of every apartment house shall cause to be posted conspicuously at all times at the main entrance of the dwelling structure, the certificate of occupancy hereinbefore required. This certificate of occupancy shall be provided with a protective covering and shall be securely affixed to the wall.
(h) In the event there is a change in the resident agent or nonresident agent as shown by the certificate of occupancy, the owner shall notify the Building Inspector in writing within thirty days of such change, giving the name and address of the new resident agent or nonresident agent. Failure to so notify the Building Inspector within the specified time shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(i) In the event there is a change in ownership of record, the certificate of occupancy issued under the provisions of this chapter to the former owner shall become null and void within thirty days of the recorded date of the change of ownership and a new certificate of occupancy must be obtained by the new owner. Application for the new certificate of occupancy shall be made not more than thirty days after the change of ownership has occurred. Application forms shall be obtained from the Building Inspector. The new certificate shall expire on the same date as that of the certificate which it replaces.
(j) Any change in the nature or extent of the use or occupancy as specified on the certificate of occupancy shall render the certificate of occupancy null and void upon the happening of such change. No such change is permissible under this chapter unless the change has been approved by the proper Village authorities pursuant to this chapter, and unless a new certificate of occupancy, incorporating the change, has been issued. Any change without the approval of the proper Village authorities will subject the owner, operator or agent to the penalties provided in this chapter. The new certificate shall expire on the same date as that of the certificate which it replaces.
(Ord. 1974-28. Passed 5-15-74.)