17.70.010 Requirements.
No vacant land shall be occupied or used, and no building hereafter erected, structurally altered, or moved, shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building department.
A. After construction and before occupancy of any building or project, the building director or his/her authorized representative shall inspect the development to determine whether the building permit, approved site plan or other project approval and any conditions thereon have been complied with. If so, he/she shall issue a certificate of occupancy; if not, he/she shall order corrections. The development shall not be occupied until the certificate of occupancy is issued.
B. 1. Certificates of occupancy for the use of vacant land, or the change in the use of land as provided in this section, shall be applied for before any such land is occupied or used for any purpose except that of tilling the soil and the growing therein of farm, garden or orchard products, and a certificate of occupancy shall be issued within ten days after the application has been made, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of this title.
2. Certificates of occupancy shall state that the building, or proposed use of a building or land, complies with all the building and health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of this title. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the building department and copies shall be furnished on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected. No fee shall be charged for an original certificate; for all other certificates or for copies of any original certificates fees shall be as set forth in Chapter 3.70 of this code.
C. Certificates of occupancy for nonconforming uses existing at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this title or any amendment thereto shall be issued by the building department, and the certificate shall state that the use is a nonconforming use and does not conform with the provisions of this title.
D. No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 3964 § 48, 2000; Ord. 3835 § 42, 1998; prior code § 17.72.010)