§ 16-1. Required; issuance; contents; fee.


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  • Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the building or the proposed use of a building or land complies with all provisions of law and of all County ordinances and regulations. No occupancy, or change of occupancy, use or change of use of any land or building shall take place until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the zoning administrator. This provision shall include a new building, an existing building which has been altered, the use of vacant land, a change in the use of land or of a building or change in a nonconforming use. Said certificate shall be issued within ten (10) days after a written request for the same has been made to the zoning administrator, provided that it has been determined that such occupancy, use, erection or alteration of such building or land or part thereof has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. The fee for such certificate of occupancy shall be as set, from time to time, by the Board of Supervisors and shall be payable to the Treasurer.
    (Ord. of 10-6-1981)