4-9-130 OCCUPANCY PERMITS:

A. PURPOSE: (Reserved)

B. APPLICABILITY:

No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected shall be occupied or used, nor shall the use of a building be changed from a use limited to one district to that of any other district as defined by this Chapter until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Official. No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before the application has been made for certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 1472, 12-18-1953)

1. Exemptions: (Reserved)

C. CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:

Upon a written request of the owner, the Building Official shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or land existing at the time this Code takes effect, certifying, after inspection, the use of the building or land and whether such use conforms to the provisions of the Code. Where a plat as above provided is not already on file, an application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a survey in duplicate form such as is required for a permit.

D. TIMING AND PROCEDURE:

Certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant lands or the change in 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, providing such use is in conformity with the provisions of these regulations. (Ord. 1472, 12-18-1953)

E. TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY PERMITS:

See RMC 4-9-060, Deferral of Improvement Installation Procedures.