No building hereafter erected, converted or structurally altered shall be used, occupied or changed in use and no land may be used nor shall any basic change of use in land or structure be made until a Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance shall have been issued by the Building Official of the City of Paris stating that the building or proposed use of land or building complies with the provisions of this ordinance and other building laws of the City of Paris.

A Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and will be issued within ten (10) days after the completion of the erection, alteration or conversion of such building or land provided such construction or change has been made in complete conformity to the provisions of this ordinance. All existing or hereafter created nonconforming uses shall obtain Certificates of Occupancy within eighteen (18) months of the effective date of this ordinance. An Occupancy Permit shall be considered evidence of the legal existence of a nonconforming use as contrasted to an illegal use and violation of this ordinance.

A Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance shall state that the building or proposed use of a building or land, complies with all the building or health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of these regulations. 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 land or building affected.