Chapter 17.180
ENFORCEMENT

Sections:

17.180.010    Certificate of occupancy.

17.180.010 Certificate of occupancy.

A.    No buildings, hereafter erected, moved, enlarged or altered shall be occupied, used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued. Such certificates shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only after building, enlargement or alteration has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this title, with any approved site plan and required conditions, and when the proposed use conforms to this title and all other required conditions including applicable building code requirements. Any use legally occupying an existing building at the time the ordinance codified in this title becomes effective may be continued but shall not be changed, unless a certificate of occupancy for the new use shall have been issued by the city, after finding that such use conforms to this title and to required conditions.

B.    A certificate of occupancy shall also be issued before any vacant land is hereafter used or before an existing use of land is changed, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of this title and required conditions. However, no certificate of occupancy shall be required where the land is to be used for tilling the soil and growing thereon farm, garden or orchard products.

C.    A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the offices of the building inspector, and copies shall be furnished on request. (Ord. 95-769 § 5 (part), 1995)