§ 153.110. Certificates of occupancy.

A.

Function. No person shall use or permit the use of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter erected, created, changed, or converted wholly or partly in its use or structure until the Superintendent of Building Inspection has issued a certificate of occupancy stating that the building and premises comply with the Building Code and the provisions of this Zoning Code, provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy or use of any premises or of any existing building as provided by Sections 153.390 through 153.398.

B.

Issuance. The Superintendent shall issue a certificate of occupancy and compliance within three days after written application therefor has been filed in his office, or, if erection or alteration of buildings is contemplated, within three days after such erection or alteration is completed to the point of availability for occupancy and use, provided that such building or premises, and the proposed use thereof, therefor, comply with this Zoning Code and the Building Code.

C.

Records and Fees. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Superintendent and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. A fee as set forth in the building code shall be charged for each original copy of a certificate of occupancy, for each duplicate certificate of occupancy of an existing building, a fee as set forth in the building code shall be charged. Penalty, see § 153.199.

(Prior code § 153.002; Ord. 739-1987; Ord. 322-1976)