[Amended 10-16-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
A.
No building hereafter erected shall be used or occupied,
in whole or in part, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been
issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
No building hereafter enlarged, extended or altered
or upon which work has been performed which required the issuance
of a building permit shall continue to be occupied or used for more
than 30 days after the completion of the alteration or work unless
a certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement
Officer.
C.
No change shall be made in the use or type of occupancy
of an existing building, or any portion thereof, or any change in
the use of any land area as hereinbefore provided, unless a certificate
of occupancy shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue a certificate of occupancy unless he is satisfied that the street giving access to the structure has been suitably improved and maintained to provide a safe, convenient and passable means of ingress and egress to the premises for all private, public and emergency vehicles or, in the alternative, that a bond, in the manner and form as provided in § 48-19B, to ensure the improvement of such street has been duly filed with the Village and approved by the Board of Trustees.
E.
All electrical work must be approved by the duly appointed
Electrical Inspector(s) of the Village. No certificate of occupancy
or certificate of approval involving electrical work shall be issued
unless a certificate therefore from the duly appointed Electrical
Inspector(s) of the Village shall be exhibited and a copy thereof
delivered to the Code Enforcement Officer.
F.
No building or premises, or both, or part thereof
hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or wholly or partly
altered or enlarged in its use or structure, for which a development
permit is required pursuant to Article XVI herein, shall be used or
occupied until a certificate of compliance or certificate of occupancy
shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer stating that
the building or land conforms to the requirements of Article XVI.
All certificates issued pursuant to this subsection shall be based
upon the inspections of the Building Department and/or any certified
elevations, hydraulic information, floodproofing, anchoring requirements
or encroachment analyses which may have been required as a condition
of the approved permit.
[Added 3-29-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
The Board of Trustees may designate by resolution
one or more qualified persons or entities as the duly appointed Electrical
Inspector(s) of the Village to make inspections and reinspections
of all electrical installations and to approve or disapprove the same.
Such appointments shall be for a period of one official year or until
a successor Inspector is appointed, whichever is later. The cost or
expense for any such inspection shall be established by the Village,[1] but in no event shall the cost or expense of any such
inspection or reinspection be a charge against the Village of Sea
Cliff.
B.
It shall be the duty of each Inspector to report,
in writing, to the Village Code Enforcement Officer, whose duty it
shall be to enforce all the provisions of this article and all violations
of or deviations from or omissions of the electrical provisions of
the National Electrical Code and of all local laws, ordinances and
the Building Code as referred to in this article insofar as any of
the same apply to electrical wiring. Such Inspector shall make inspections
and reinspections of electrical installations in and on properties
in the Village of Sea Cliff, upon the written request of an authorized
official of the Village of Sea Cliff, a property owner or his representative
or as herein provided. Such Inspector is authorized to make inspections
and reinspections of electrical wiring installations, devices, appliances
and equipment in and on properties within the Village of Sea Cliff
where he deems it necessary for the protection of life and property.
In the event of an emergency, it is the duty of the Inspector to make
electrical inspections upon the oral request of an official or officer
of the Village of Sea Cliff.
[Amended 10-16-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
C.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to furnish written
reports to the proper officials of the Village of Sea Cliff and owners
and/or lessees of property where defective electrical installations
and equipment are found upon inspection. He shall authorize the issuing
of a certificate of compliance when electrical installations and equipment
are in conformity with this article. He shall direct that a copy of
the certificate of compliance be sent to the Village of Sea Cliff
to the attention of the Village Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 10-16-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
A.
Before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall examine or cause to be examined
all buildings, structures and sites for which a building permit has
been issued, 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.
[Amended 10-16-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
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 law.
[Amended 3-10-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
A.
When, after final inspection, it is found that the
proposed work has been completed in accordance with the applicable
building laws and regulations, and also in accordance with the application,
plans and specifications filed in connection with the issuance of
the building permit, the Building Inspector shall issue a certificate
of occupancy, certificate of compliance, or certificate of completion
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, certificate of compliance, or
certificate of completion and shall order the work completed in conformity
with the applicable building regulations and may take such other action
as is provided in this chapter.
B.
The certificate of occupancy, certificate of compliance,
or certificate of completion shall certify that the work has been
completed and that the proposed use and occupancy are in conformity
with the provisions of this chapter and with the applicable building
laws and regulations and shall specify the use or uses and the extent
thereof to which the structure or site or its several parts may be
put.
[Amended 10-16-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted to issue a temporary
certificate allowing the temporary occupancy of a building or structure,
or a portion thereof, prior to completion of the work which is the
subject of a building permit. However, in no event shall the Code
Enforcement Officer issue a temporary certificate unless the Code
Enforcement Officer determines that the building or structure, or
the portion thereof covered by the temporary certificate, may be occupied
safely, that any fire-and smoke-detecting or fire protection equipment
which has been installed is operational, and that all required means
of egress from the building or structure have been provided. The Code
Enforcement Officer may include in a temporary certificate such terms
and conditions as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to ensure
safety or to further the purposes and intent of the Uniform Code.
A temporary certificate shall be effective for a period of time, not
to exceed three months, which shall be determined by the Code Enforcement
Officer and specified in the temporary certificate. During the specified
period of time, the permit holder shall undertake to bring the building
or structure into full compliance with all applicable provisions of
the Uniform Code and the Energy Code.
[Added 3-10-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
When sufficient and appropriate documentation
has been submitted to the Building Inspector, including a determination
of the Zoning Board of Appeals where required, to warrant and authorize
the issuance of a letter of permitted use, letter of preexisting use
(pre-1931), or letter of nonconforming use, the Building Inspector,
after final inspection, shall issue the appropriate letter.
[Added 3-10-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
The fee for a certificate of occupancy, a certificate of compliance, a certificate of completion, a temporary certificate of occupancy, a letter of permitted use, a letter of preexisting use (pre-1931), or a letter of nonconforming use shall be set forth in Chapter A142, Schedule of Fees. Such fee shall accompany each application for a certificate of occupancy, certificate of compliance, certificate of completion, or temporary certificate of occupancy filed with the Building Department. The application shall not be deemed filed and no certificate or letter shall be issued until said fees shall have been paid and all other pertinent requirements of this chapter complied with.
[Added 10-16-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that a certificate
of occupancy or compliance or a temporary certificate was issued in
error because of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information,
and if the relevant deficiency or deficiencies are not corrected to
the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer within such period
of time as shall be specified by the Code Enforcement Officer, the
Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke or suspend such certificate.
