A. Application For Certificate Of Inspection: Any developer selling a condominium conversion which is regulated by this chapter shall first apply to the village building official for a certificate of inspection with respect to each condominium unit and relative to the common elements of the property containing the condominium unit. The developer shall submit the declaration and plat pertaining to the property with the application.
B. Inspection Fees: For inspections conducted pursuant to this section, the developer shall pay to the village a fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for every ten (10) condominium units, or portions thereof, within a building for inspection of the common elements, plus a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for inspection of each condominium unit contained in said building.
C. Issuance Of Certificate; Contents: After inspection as provided for herein has been completed and compliance with current codes has been ascertained or waived, the building official shall issue a certificate of inspection with respect to each condominium unit inspected and with respect to the common elements. All of the certificates issued shall include thereon a specification of each separate condition of noncompliance which has been waived. The building official shall also issue to such applicant clear and legible copies of such certificates suitable for posting.
D. Posting Of Certificate: It shall be the obligation of the developer to post and keep posted one copy of the certificate of inspection on the front doorway of each condominium unit to which it pertains until the sale of that unit is closed. The developer shall further post and keep posted a copy of the certificate pertaining to the common elements on the doorway of the main entrance and any other such places as may be directed by the building official until the sale of the last condominium unit has been closed.
Every purchaser of a condominium unit subject to the inspection requirements of this section shall, prior to the closing of the sale of his condominium unit, receive from the developer a copy of the certificate of inspection pertaining to the condominium unit and the common elements and shall deliver to the developer a written statement acknowledging receipt of said certificate. The developer shall maintain these statements and present them upon reasonable request for examination by the appropriate authorities of the village.
E. Compliance With Provisions:
1. Except as otherwise contained herein, no certificate of inspection shall be issued and no sale shall be closed for any condominium unit if such condominium unit, or the common elements, are not in compliance with current codes.
2. No condominium conversion unit located within the village shall be sold under the provisions of the act unless, prior to the closing of the sale, all provisions of this chapter, including the issuance of a certificate of inspection, have been complied with. (Ord. 2013-29, 6-13-2013)