No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Construction Code Official stating that the premises or building complies with all the provisions of this section.

No change or extension of use and no alteration of use shall be made in a nonconforming use of premises without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued by the Construction Code Official that such change, extension or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this section, and no extension of use shall be made in a nonconforming use premises without approval of the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Land Use Act, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70 and the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Allendale.

Certificate of compliance. No residential or nonresidential property may be changed in tenancy, use or ownership unless a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Borough Construction Code Official on forms provided and the required fee paid for such inspection. The Construction Official, or his designee, shall inspect any residential or nonresidential property not more than 60 days prior to the change in any tenancy, use or ownership. The Construction Official, with the approval of the Property Maintenance Official and Zoning Official, shall issue a certificate of compliance, provided that there are no violations of law or orders of the Construction Official, Property Maintenance Official and Zoning Official pending and it is established after inspection and investigation of available municipal records that the use of the property has lawfully existed. The certificate shall also evidence that a general inspection of the visual parts of the residential or nonresidential structure has been made and that no violations of any code of the Borough of Allendale have been found to exist. Except for a nonresidential structure, the certificate of compliance shall also establish that smoke detectors have been installed pursuant to Chapter 128, Fire Prevention, § 128-12.

A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for at the same time that the building permit is applied for and shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration of the building shall have been completed. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Construction Code Official, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. A fee, as set by Chapter 100, Building Construction, shall be charged for each original certificate and each copy thereof.

No permit for excavation for or the erection of any building shall be issued before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy. No building or premises may be occupied until such certification shall have been issued.

No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until all of the ordinances of the Borough of Allendale have been complied with and a certificate has been issued by the Board of Health stating that all the provisions of its ordinances have been complied with. This provision shall apply to new construction only.

Certificates of compliance shall be required in the C1, C2, D, E and EM Zone Districts for each change of ownership, use, occupancy or tenancy of such premises. No certificate of compliance shall issue under this section for any nonresidential use without the approval of the Planning Board for a site plan pursuant to Chapter 147, § 147-7 for any application for a certificate of compliance, or any change in use, where construction, reconstruction, alteration or change in use may affect circulation, water supply, sewage disposal, drainage, landscaping, signs, lighting, off-street parking or loading, or other off-tract conditions, or the lack of any or all of these factors, environmental factors and other considerations as may be specified in Chapter 147 of this Code.

When a building or structure is occupied by multiple users, a certificate of compliance shall be required for each change of ownership, use, occupancy or tenancy for each such user.