Chapter 16.28 — CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY — Corona Planning Code

16.28.010 Requirement. ¶

No building hereafter erected, moved, enlarged or altered shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or portion thereof shall be made until the principal planning and building official issues a certificate of occupancy therefor. The certificate shall be applied for along with the application for a building permit and shall be issued only after such building has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this title and other applicable law.

(`78 Code, § 16.28.010.) (Ord. 1522 § 2 (part), 1978.)

16.28.020 Contents. ¶

(A) A certificate of occupancy shall contain the following:

(1) The building permit number;
(2) The building address;
(3) The name and address of the owner;
(4) A description of the building;
(5) A statement that the building complies with the requirements of this title and other applicable law;
(6) The name of the principal planning and building official.
(B) A record of all certificates issued shall be kept by the principal planning and building official, and a copy shall

be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building. (`78 Code, § 16.28.020.) (Ord. 1522 § 2 (part), 1978.)

16.28.030 Posting. ¶

The certificate of occupancy shall be posted before occupancy in a conspicuous place on nonresidential premises and shall not be removed except by the principal planning and building official or his or her designate. The certificate of occupancy shall be posted before occupancy in a conspicuous place on residential premises and shall remain posted for a reasonable period of time after initial occupancy of such premises.

(`78 Code, § 16.28.030.) (Ord. 1522 § 2 (part), 1978.)

16.28.040 Occupation of premises without certificate. ¶

(A) Any occupation of a building before a certificate of occupancy thereon is properly issued and posted under this chapter is a misdemeanor under § 1.12.020. Inducing or causing such occupation to occur is also a misdemeanor under § 1.12.020.

(B) Any person convicted of such misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person.

(`78 Code, § 16.28.040.) (Ord. 1522 § 2 (part), 1978.)