Friona City Zoning Code

No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied, or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the building inspector stating that the building or proposed use of a building or premises, complies with the building laws and the provisions of this article.

Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or structural alterations of such building shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the building inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.

No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy and compliance.

Nothing in this section shall prevent the continuance of the present occupancy and use of any now existing buildings except as may be specifically prescribed by this code or as may be necessary for the safety of life and property.

It shall be the duty of the building inspector to refuse to issue such certificate of occupancy if it be found that the construction, arrangement or equipment of the premises is not in conformity with the requirements of this article for building use as proposed by the applicant as above-mentioned ordinance.