In addition to other certificates and permits authorized elsewhere in this or other City codes, the following certificates and permits are hereby established.
(a) Building Permit. No person shall commence the construction, alteration or repair of any structure in the City without obtaining a building permit from the City as provided in the City Building Code.
(b) Certificate of Compliance.
(1) The Chief Building Official shall not issue a building permit unless the Zoning Administrator has certified on a certificate of compliance that the plans for the property for which the permit is sought comply with all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code and with other applicable codes and ordinances of the City.
(2) No certificate of compliance shall be issued for any property within the HO Historic Overlay District until a certificate of appropriateness has been issued as provided in this Code.
(3) The Chief Building Official shall not issue a building permit unless the Public Service Director has certified that a storm water drainage permit has been issued in accordance with Chapter 928 and that all applicable fees have been paid.
(c) Certificate of Occupancy.
(1) No person shall occupy or use any structure, land, water or premises in the City, or change the occupancy or use thereof, in whole or in part, without obtaining a certificate of occupancy from the City.
(2) The Chief Building Official shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for a new or remodeled premises unless he or she has inspected or caused to be inspected the premises after completion of all construction and has certified that the premises is in conformity with the plans on which the building permit was based. He or she shall likewise not issue a certificate of occupancy for a change of occupancy without certifying that the proposed occupancy shall be in conformance with all applicable regulations herein.
(3) The following shall be exempt from the requirement for a certificate of occupancy:
A. Land used for agricultural cultivation; and
B. Residential buildings in which there is a change of occupancy that does not involve a change to a different permitted or conditional use.
(4) A temporary certificate of occupancy for a period not to exceed six months may be issued, consistent with the safety of the occupants, for occupancy or partial occupancy pending completion of construction or alterations.
(5) The Chief Building Official shall either issue or deny a certificate of occupancy within twenty days of application therefor. The Chief Building Official shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for any denial.
(d) Certificate of Health Commissioner. An application for a certificate of compliance shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval by the City Health Commissioner of the proposed method of water supply and/or sanitary waste disposal except where the lot is provided or is proposed to be provided with public water supply and/or sanitary sewers.
(f) Storm Water Drainage Permits. In all residential, commercial and industrial building permit applications that involve changes to the land surface, changes to the drainage patterns or that cause an increase in runoff from such activity, the applicant must also file a storm water drainage permit with the Public Service Director in accordance with Chapter 928
and pay all applicable fees.
(g) Special Use Permit. An application for a Special Use Permit shall be required for certain land uses. All Special Use Permits shall be reviewed and approved, approved with conditions or denied by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 18-76. Passed 7-23-18.)