ARTICLE VI

SECTION 25.33 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

1.) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Official for any building or structure hereafter constructed, erected or altered, and any lot or land hereafter put into use, or occupied or used in whole or in part for any use whatsoever, and any change of use of any building, structure, lot or land, or part thereof, shall hereafter be made, until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Officer certifying that such building, structure, lot or land, or part thereof, complies with all applicable provisions of these regulations and of all other applicable ordinances.

2.) Certificates of occupancy shall be granted or denied by the Building Official within ten days from the date of written application therefor by the owner or his authorized agent.

3.) The Building Inspector shall require from the Zoning Commission or Board of Appeals a written order before issuing a certificate of occupancy in a case involving a special exception use pursuant to Section 25-18 or a variance from the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Section 25-25.

4.) A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for by the owner or his authorized agent, in the case of any building or structure, lot or land proposed to be put into use pursuant to any variance granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Such certificate of occupancy, when issued by the Building Official, shall include a detailed description of such variance.

5.) A fee of fifteen dollars shall be paid to the city prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

6.) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk, and certified extra copies thereof shall be furnished upon payment of a fee of one dollar per permit to the city.