14-100 Certificate required.

(A)

Certificates of occupancy shall be required for any of the following:

(1)

Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or structurally altered.

(2)

Change in use of an existing building to a use of a different classification.

(3)

Occupancy and use of vacant land, except agricultural use.

(4)

Any change in the use of a nonconforming use.

(B)

No such occupancy, use or change of use or connecting any utilities, shall take place until a certificate of occupancy therefore shall have been issued by the building inspector.

14-101 Procedures for new or altered buildings. Written application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building or for an existing building which is to be altered shall be made at the same time as the application for the building permit for such building. Said certificate shall be issued within three (3) business days after all final inspections have been made of the erection or alteration of such building or part thereof, and such erection or alteration has been found to have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

14-102 Procedures for vacant land or change in use. Written application for a certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land, or for a change in the use of land or a building, or for a change in a nonconforming use, as herein provided, shall be made to the building inspector. If the building inspector determines that the proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the certificate of occupancy therefore shall be issued within three (3) business days after the application for same has been made.

14-103 Contents and filing of certificate of occupancy. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the building or the proposed use of a building or land complies with the applicable city building or use requirements. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the building inspector and copies shall be furnished on request as required by the Texas Public Information Act.

14-104 Temporary certificate. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the building inspector for a period not exceeding six (6) months, during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificates shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties, or obligations of the owners or the city relating to the use or occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 13-12, § I(Exh. A), 8-5-13)