§ 52-46. Certificate of occupancy and compliance.

(a)

No existing building and no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied, used, or changed in use, until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the building inspector, stating that the building and proposed use of the building or land complies with all of the health laws, building code ordinances, ordinances relating to electrical and plumbing installations, and with the provisions of this ordinance. Certificate of occupancy and compliance shall be applied to coincide with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or structural alteration of such building shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and the laws and ordinances above mentioned. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the building inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to persons having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.

(b)

The use of a building already erected at the time of passage of this ordinance shall not be changed from one class of use to another, unless and until a certificate of occupancy and compliance under the provisions of this ordinance shall have been obtained from the building inspector.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any public utility, including the City of Irving, or any person within their employment to connect any water, gas or electrical service to any building or property unless a certificate of occupancy and compliance has been issued by the building inspector of the City of Irving.