(a)

Certificate required. No land shall be used or occupied, and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, extended, or changed in use, and no change of occupancy shall occur in any business district, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the city administrator or his designated agent, providing essentially that the building or structure and proposed use thereof complies with all the provisions of this chapter and other applicable city codes.

(b)

Fee required. The city administrator or his designated agent shall be authorized and directed to receive such fee as may be established from time to time by the city council for each certificate of occupancy as may be issued.

(c)

Records and copies. The city administrator or his designated agent shall maintain a record of all certificates of occupancy, and copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any person as authorized by law.

(d)

Change of occupancy. Once issued a certificate of occupancy is not a perpetual instrument for the specified business for which issued; should the building be changed, structurally altered, extended, or should a new business use be initiated on the premises, a new and separate certificate of occupancy shall be required. Otherwise, the certificate of occupancy may be assignable on sale of the business or premises or due to devolution under the Texas Inheritance Laws.

(Ord. No. 929, § 11, 1-20-2005)