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A. No building hereafter erected, moved, enlarged, or changed in use shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Official.

B. Certificates of Occupancy for Conforming Uses, Buildings, and Structures.

1. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only after such building, enlargement, or relocation has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this Title and any applicable permits and plans.

2. Any use legally occupying an existing building at the time this Zoning Code becomes effective may be continued but shall not be changed, unless a certificate of occupancy for the new use shall have been issued by the Building Official after finding that the new use conforms to any required conditions of any applicable permits and plans, and the Community Development Director finds that the new use conforms to this Title.

3. Any transfer of ownership of the building or structure which does not involve a change of use shall automatically effect a transfer of the certificate of occupancy to the new owner.

C. Certificates of Occupancy for Nonconforming Uses, Buildings and Structures.

1. The owner or authorized agent of any legal nonconforming use, building or structure may, at any time, apply for a certificate of occupancy to continue as a nonconformity under the provisions of Chapter 18.69.

2. No certificate of occupancy for a nonconforming use, building or structure shall be issued until the applicant demonstrates that the nonconformity existed on the effective date of this Title, or on the date when preceding versions of the city’s zoning regulations became effective as to such building, structure, land, or use, or that the building, structure, land, or use was rendered nonconforming by an amendment to this Title subsequent to its effective date.

3. A certificate of occupancy for a nonconformity shall state the manner in which the property is nonconforming and the date when the property became nonconforming.

4. Any transfer of ownership of the building or structure which does not involve a change of use shall effect a transfer of the certificate of occupancy to the new owner. (Ord. 2319, 3/27/07)