(a)

No vacant land shall be occupied and used, and no building hereafter erected shall be occupied or used, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector.

(b)

A certificate of occupancy for a new building or the alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or alteration of such building has been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.

(c)

A certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land or the change in the use of land as herein provided shall be applied for before such land is occupied or used, and a certificate of occupancy shall be issued within ten (10) days after the application has been made, provided that such use is in conformity with these requirements.

(d)

A certificate of occupancy shall state that the building or land complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of this Code. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. No fee shall be charged for an original certificate applied for coincident with the application of a building permit. For all certificates or for copies of the original certificate, there shall be a charge of one dollar ($1.00).

(Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XXIV, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

This Chapter shall not be construed to hold the Town, in any manner, responsible for any damages to persons or property resulting from any inspection as herein authorized, resulting from any failure to so inspect, resulting from the issuance or denial of a building permit as herein provided, resulting from the institution of court action as hereinabove set forth or resulting from the forbearance by the Town to so proceed.

(Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XXIX, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

Any Town official or employee charged with the enforcement of this Chapter acting in good faith and without malice on behalf of the Town in the discharge of his or her official duties shall not thereby render himself or herself personally liable for any damages which may accrue to persons or property resulting from any such act or omission committed in the discharge of such duties. Any suit or proceeding instituted against such official or employee stemming from any act or omission performed by him or her in the enforcement or attempted enforcement of any provision of this Chapter shall be defended by attorneys provided by the Town until final termination of the proceedings.

(Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XXX, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)