It shall be unlawful for any owner to use or permit the use of any building or part thereof, hereafter erected, altered, converted or enlarged, wholly or in part, until a Certificate of Occupancy, applied for at the time of application for a building permit, shall have been issued by the Construction Official. Such Certificate shall show that such building, or part of a building, and the proposed use thereof, conforms to the requirements of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Construction Official to issue a Certificate of Occupancy only when he is satisfied that the building, or part of a building, and the proposed use thereof so conform.

Should the Construction Official decline to issue a Certificate of Occupancy, his reasons for doing so shall be so stated on one (1) copy of the application and that copy returned to the applicant.

Upon written request from an owner or tenant, the Construction Official shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy for any building or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this chapter certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building and whether such use conforms to the provisions of this chapter. Such certificate shall be issued without charge within six (6) months of the enactment of this chapter for any nonconforming use of building.

The Construction Official may issue a temporary Certificate of Occupancy, for a use of land or a building which is related to the development of a permitted use of property. Such permits may be issued for a period of six (6) months and no more than one (1) six (6) month extension may be granted.