[L.L. No. 8-1992, § 1; L.L.
No. 3-1998, § 1]
(a)
No vacant land, property, premises or building hereafter erected,
enlarged, extended or altered shall be used or occupied in whole or
in part until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by
the Building Inspector.
(b)
No change shall be made in any tenancy or the use or type of occupancy
of any vacant land, property or building or any part thereof unless
a certificate of occupancy authorizing such change shall have been
issued by the Building Inspector; provided, however, that a change
of tenancy or ownership of a residential building or any dwelling
unit thereof shall not require the issuance of a new certificate of
occupancy.
(c)
No vacant land, property, residential business, commercial or industrial
building or premises, including but not limited to houses, dwelling
units, apartment units, offices, warehouses, garages and storefronts,
the use and/or occupancy of which has for any reason been discontinued
for a period of over one year, shall be used or occupied in whole
or in part until a certificate of occupancy or letter of compliance
shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
The owner or his agent shall make application for a certificate of occupancy required by § 6-53. Accompanying this application and before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, there shall be filed with the Building Inspector an affidavit of the registered architect or licensed professional engineer who filed the original plans, or of the registered architect or licensed professional engineer who supervised the construction of the work, or of the superintendent of construction who supervised the work and who, by reason of his experience, is qualified to superintend the work for which the certificate of occupancy is sought. This affidavit shall state that the deponent has examined the approved plans of the structure for which a certificate of occupancy is sought, that the structure has been erected in accordance with approved plans and, as erected, complies with the law governing building construction except insofar as variations therefrom have been legally authorized. Such variations shall be specified in the affidavit.
(a)
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy required by this Article,
the Building Inspector shall examine or cause to be examined all buildings,
structures and sites for which an application has been filed for a
building permit under this chapter to construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
remove, demolish or change the use or occupancy; and he may conduct
such inspections as he deems appropriate from time to time during
and upon completion of the work for which a building permit has been
issued.
(b)
There shall be maintained in the Building Department a record of
all such examinations and inspections, together with a record of findings
of violations of the law.
[L.L. No. 15-1987, § 2; L.L.
No. 1-2002, § 2]
(a)
When, after final inspection, it is found that the proposed work
has been completed in accordance with the applicable building laws,
ordinances and regulations and also in accordance with the application,
plans and specifications filed in connection with the issuance of
the building permit under this chapter, the Building Inspector shall
issue a certificate of occupancy required by this Article upon the
form provided by him. If it is found that the proposed work has not
been properly completed, the Building Inspector shall refuse to issue
a certificate of occupancy and shall order the work completed in conformity
with the building permit and in conformity with the applicable building
regulations.
(b)
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued, where appropriate, within
30 days after application therefor is made.
(c)
The certificate of occupancy shall certify that the work has been
completed and that the proposed use and occupancy is in conformity
with the provisions of the applicable building laws, ordinances and
regulations and shall specify the use or uses and the extent thereof
to which the building or structure or its several parts may be put.
(d)
For purposes of this § 6-56 a "scofflaw" shall be an individual, corporation or other entity which has any outstanding and unpaid parking violations issued by the Village of Tuckahoe against them or any vehicle registered in their name and/or which has not paid any and all Village taxes or other charges relating to the property for which an application for a certificate of occupancy has been filed. The Building Inspector shall not issue a certificate of occupancy to any scofflaw. The provisions of this Subsection (d) shall not apply to applications or requests for copies or certifications of existing certificates of occupancy.
[Ord. of 11-9-1970; L.L. No. 3-1977, § 2; L.L.
No. 4-1986, § 3; L.L. No. 5-1991, § 3; L.L. No. 2-1992, § 2; L.L. No. 2-1995, § 5]
(a)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to the provisions
of this article shall be established by the Board of Trustees by resolution
adopted at a scheduled public meeting of the Board of Trustees. The
Board may establish separate fees for the following categories: one-
and two-family dwellings; apartment buildings of three or more families
and commercial office and industrial buildings. A list of such fees
shall be maintained by the Village Clerk and Building Department and
posted in the Building Department.
(b)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be paid to the Building
Department upon issuance of a building permit.
(c)
No refund shall be made on account of certificate fees for a certificate
voluntarily surrendered or legally revoked.
[L.L. No. 3-1998, § 2]
Upon proper application, the Building Inspector may issue a thirty-day temporary certificate of occupancy for property, a building or structure, or part thereof, before the entire work covered by the building permit or site plan approval shall have been completed, provided that such portion or portions as have been completed may be occupied safely without endangering life or the public welfare. Upon request and payment of the fee set forth in § 6-57(d), such temporary certificate of occupancy may be renewed by the Building Inspector for an additional thirty-day period or periods.
