Clarkson Valley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Occupancy Permits
Section 405.150 Occupancy Permits.
[R.O. 2001 § 405.150; CC 1990 § 18.110]
A.
No land shall be occupied or used, except for truck gardening or farming purposes and no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose until an occupancy permit has been issued by the Building Commissioner stating that the building and use comply with the provisions of this Chapter and of the building and health ordinances of the City of Clarkson Valley. No change of use shall be in any building or part thereof, now or hereafter erected or structurally altered, until an occupancy permit has been issued by the Building Commissioner. No occupancy permit shall be issued for a change in use unless such change is in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
The application for an occupancy permit for a new building or the structural alteration of an existing building shall be applied for from the Building Commissioner before any excavation or construction shall be begun.
C.
Occupancy Permit Regulations.
1.
Applications for occupancy permits shall be made to the Building Commissioner and shall be accompanied by a permit fee. Where a building permit is required, the application for the occupancy permit shall be made coincidentally with the application for the building permit. Each such application shall be accompanied by a drawing or plat, in triplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size, shape and location of the building or structure to be erected, architectural plans and specifications, the use to be made of the building or structure upon completion, and such other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Chapter and the other ordinances of the City of Clarkson Valley. The Building Commissioner may issue a certificate of tentative occupancy to the applicant giving conditional approval of the application provided the proposed location, erection or structural alteration complies with the provisions of this Chapter, in duplicate; one (1) copy to be placed on file in the office of the Building Commissioner and the other copy to be posted in a conspicuous place on the building during the construction or alteration; stating that the proposed location, construction or structural alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.
2.
Such a certificate of tentative occupancy shall be issued for a period not exceeding one (1) year, but may be extended for a similar period if construction or structural alteration is not completed within one (1) year from date of issuance, and shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or of the City, relating to the use or occupancy of the land or building or any other matter covered by this Chapter and such certificate of tentative occupancy shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants.
3.
An occupancy permit will be issued by the Building Commissioner upon completion of the building in compliance with the conditional approval within seven (7) days after the completion of the structure and after application for same has been filed by the owner of the property in writing with the Building Commissioner. The occupancy permit shall state that the building complies with all the provisions of this Chapter.
4.
No building or premises shall be occupied or used until the occupancy permit shall have been issued, unless occupancy is specifically permitted under a certificate of tentative occupancy during the alteration or construction of an existing building.
5.
A permit fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00) shall be charged for each occupancy permit required herein and said permit fee shall be payable to the City Treasurer.
D.
Whenever both a building permit and approval of the Architectural Board are required pursuant to the ordinances of the City, the provisions of Chapter 500, Article IV, of the Municipal Code requiring the approval of the Architectural Board shall first be complied with before the issuance of any building permit, or certificate of tentative occupancy or occupancy permit under this Chapter.
E.
An occupancy permit shall be required for all non-conforming uses. Applications for such permits shall be filed by the owner or lessee of the land or building occupied by such non-conforming use within six (6) months after the effective date of this Chapter or any amendment hereof which results in a non-conforming use. No filing fee shall be required for such applications.
F.
A record of all occupancy permits shall be kept on-file in the office of the Building Commissioner and copies thereof shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building.
G.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to cause an inspection to be made of the premises to determine that any new use or occupancy complies with all provisions of this Chapter.