15.570 Certificates of Occupancy.

(1) Certificate of Occupancy Permit Required. It shall be unlawful to use or permit, or change to a different use in accordance with Department of Commerce regulations under Wis. Stat. § 50.03, any structure or premises hereinafter altered, extended, or erected until the Director of Building Inspection shall have issued a certificate of occupancy stating that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, except that projects requiring site plan approval under MMC 15.370(2) shall require the issuance of a certificate of occupancy under MMC 15.370(2)(m).

(2) Application for Permit. Certificate of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration of buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Director of Building Inspection and copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.

(3) Certificate of Occupancy for Nonconforming Use. Certificates of occupancy for a legal nonconforming use shall be issued by the Director of Building Inspection, and certificate shall state that the use is a legal nonconforming use and does not conform to the provisions of this chapter. The Director of Building Inspection shall notify all occupants and/or owners of property being used as nonconforming uses.

[Prior code § 15.57]