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Zoning
Article III
Certificates of Occupancy
Sec. 31-42. Required, contents, record fee.
A. REQUIRED No vacant land shall be occupied or used,
except for agricultural uses, and no building hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall
have been issued by the Building Official.
B. CONTENTS, RECORD Certificates of occupancy shall
state that the building or proposed use of a building or land complies
with all the building and health laws and ordinances, and with the provisions
of these regulations. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file
in the office of the Building Official and copies shall be furnished on
request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the
building affected.
C. FEE No fee shall be charged for the certificate of
occupancy.
Sec. 31-43. Application required prior to issuance of excavation permit
No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application
has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
Sec. 31-44. Application made with application for building permit
A certificate of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincidentally
with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within
ten (10) days after the erection or structural alteration of such building
shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.
Sec. 31-45. Required for use or change of use of land, issuance
Certificates of occupancy for the use of vacant land or the change in
the character of the use of land as herein provided, shall be applied
for before any such land shall be occupied or used and a certificate of
occupancy shall be issued within ten (10) days after the application has
been made, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of these
regulations.
Sec. 31-46. Required for nonconforming use of land,
issuance
Certificates of occupancy for a nonconforming use existing on November
16, 1981, shall be issued by the Building Official, and the certificate
shall state that the use is a nonconforming use, and does not conform
to the provisions of this chapter, The Building Official shall notify
all occupants of property being used as nonconforming uses, and said occupants
shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of said notice, apply at
the office of the Building Official for a certificate of occupancy.
Sec. 31-47. Temporary certificate: issuance, duration
Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate
of occupancy may be issued by the Building Official for a period not exceeding
six (6) months during the completion of
alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion.
Such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in any way altering
the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or of the city
covered by this chapter, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued
except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure
the safety of the occupants.
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