Authority and duties of the Building Inspector. This chapter shall be enforced by the Inspector, who shall in no case, except under a written order of the Board of Appeals, grant any certificate of occupancy or building permit with respect to any building or premises where the proposed construction, alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any provision of this chapter.

Certificate of occupancy. It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered or enlarged, wholly or in part, or to use any building or premises existing at the time of enactment of this chapter, for any other than the purpose for which it is then being used, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been applied for and issued by the Inspector, as provided in the Building Code.[1]