Certificate of Occupancy for a new building or the enlargement or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit; said certificate shall be issued after the request for same shall have been made in writing to the Building Official after the erection or alteration of such building or part thereof shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations. Pending the issuance of a regular certificate, a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued by the Building Official for a period not exceeding six (6) months, during the completion of alterations or during partial occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificate shall not be constructed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties, or obligations of the owners or of the City relating to the use or Occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by this Chapter, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants.

(Ord. 38 (part), 3/15/55)

Certificate of Occupancy for the use of vacant land or the change in the character of the use of land as herein provided, shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied or used for any purpose except that of tilling the soil and growing therein of farm garden or orchard products, and a Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued after the Application has been made, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.

(Ord. 38 (part), 3/15/55)

Certificate of Occupancy shall state that the building or proposed use of a building or land complies with all the provisions and regulations of this Ordinance. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Official and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or the land affected. A fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be charged for each extra copy of a Certificate of Occupancy, issued after the original has been furnished the owner or his agent.

59.03-1 Provided, however, no fee shall be required of the Milpitas Elementary School District, the Milpitas Fire Protection District, the Milpitas County Water District, and County Sanitation District No. 8 of Santa Clara County.

(Ord. 38.3, 7/49/56; Ord. 38 (part), 3/15/55)

All applications for a Certificate of Occupancy shall be made on a printed form to be furnished by the Building Official and shall contain accurate information and dimensions as to the size and location of the lot: the size and location of the building or structure or the lot; the dimensions of all yards and open spaces; and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of these regulations. Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from existing records, the Building Official may require the Applicant to furnish a survey of the lot prepared by a licensed surveyor. A careful record of the original copy of such applications and site plans shall be kept in the office of the Building Official and the duplicate copy shall be kept at any building under construction at all times during construction thereof.

(Ord. 38 (part), 3/15/55)

The issuance or granting of a Certificate of Occupancy shall not be construed to be a permit for or an approval of, any violation of this or any ordinance of the City of Milpitas. No Certificate of Occupancy purporting to violate or cancel the provisions of this or any ordinance of the City of Milpitas shall be valid except insofar as the use which it authorizes is lawful.

(Ord. 38 (part), 3/15/55)