a) CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY REQUIRED - No land or buildings shall be occupied by a principal use or changed from one principal use to another, and no building hereafter erected, constructed, altered, or extended shall be occupied until a certificate of use and occupancy has been issued by the Zoning Officer stating that the buildings or proposed uses fully comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, and Land Development and Subdivision Ordinance. For activities requiring a certificate of use and occupancy from the Building Code Official, in compliance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, a single certificate of use and occupancy may be issued with the signatures of both the Zoning Officer and the Building Code Official. For any project for which a zoning permit and a building permit are required, use and occupancy of the property, or portion thereof, are not permitted without a certificate of occupancy bearing the signature of the Zoning Officer and Building Code Official, or two separate certificates of use and occupancy, with one bearing the signature of the Zoning Officer and one bearing the signature of the Building Code Official.
b) CERTIFICATE APPROVAL
1) PERMIT REQUIRED - No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Code Official under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code adopted in the Codified Ordinances until it has been determined that all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance have been complied with.
2) PERMIT APPROVAL OR REJECTION, TIME LIMIT - The application for a certificate of occupancy shall be retained by the Zoning Officer until such time as the building in question has been approved as complying with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. Such certificates shall be granted, or refused or forwarded to the Building Code Official within five (5) days after the Zoning Officer has been notified of the completion of the authorized construction or alteration or, where no construction or alteration is involved, within ten (10) days after receipt of written application thereof.
c) CERTIFICATE APPLICATION - All applications for certificates of use and occupancy shall be made in writing by the owner or authorized agent on forms supplied by the Zoning Officer, setting forth information and data the Zoning Officer may require. If a joint certificate of use and occupancy is used, then the application shall also set forth information and data as required by the Building Code Official in accordance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
d) CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION - A certificate of use and occupancy shall become void ninety (90) days from the date of issuance unless occupancy, use or change of use is commenced.
e) FEES - Each applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay a fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of Council.