1.   No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator, stating that the building complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of these regulations. No change of use shall be made in any building, or part thereof, now or hereafter erected or altered, without a permit having been issued to make such change unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance and amendments thereto.

   Nothing in this Section shall prevent the continuance of the present legal occupancy or use of any existing building, except as may be necessary for the safety of life and property.

   2.   Every application for a building permit shall be deemed to be an application for an occupancy certificate. Every application for an occupancy certificate for a new use of land where no building permit is required shall be made directly to the Zoning Administrator.

   A Certificate of Occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within twenty-one (21) days after the erection or alteration of such building has been completed when a final inspection has been requested by Contractor and the building space is found to be in compliance with applicable codes and ordinances. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator, and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. A cash bond in the amount set forth in the Building Code of the Village of Itasca shall be posted with the Building Commissioner at the time of application for certificate of occupancy and compliance.

(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-08-97)