2009-04-20 Regular Council Meeting Agenda

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111.97 Board decisions. The Board of Appeals shall act by majority vote, and a quorum shall consist of at least five members. The decision of the Board of Appeals shall be by resolution, approved by at least three of its members participating in the appeal. SECTION 190 PERMIT TO OCCUPY () 190.1 Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or agent thereof to occupy or use, or to permit any person to occupy or use any premises for any purpose, including the movement of furniture, equipment or other personal property into said premises, until a permit to occupy has been issued by the code official. The permit so issued shall state that the condition of the premises and its proposed occupation comply with all of the provisions of this code as far as can be determined by a visual inspection of the premises and a review of the records. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any residential occupancy in existence prior to June 5, 1967 unless there is a change in occupants after said date. 190.2 Application, single-family occupancy. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement on an application for a permit to occupy a dwelling unit as to the names, relationships, ages, or number of occupants who will occupy the dwelling unit. 190.3 Application, other than single-family occupancy. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement on an application for a permit to occupy a nonresidential unit or premises, or on an application for a permit to occupy a dwelling unit for other than single- family purposes as to the name of the person, firm, company, organization or institution which will occupy or use the premises, the type of use, the type or quantity of materials that will be stored on the premises or the floor area of the portion of the premises that will be occupied or used. 190.4 Action on an application. The code official shall examine or cause to be examined all applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. No action shall be taken to issue a permit until an inspection of the premises has been completed. 190.4.1 Issuance of permit. 1. If all fees are paid and the code official is satisfied that the premises and its proposed occupation are in compliance with this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the code official shall issue the permit to occupy as soon as practicable. 2. No permit to occupy shall be issued under the provisions of this code for premises which have been newly constructed, newly altered, or on which a change in use is proposed unless a certificate of occupancy has first been issued under the provisions of the Building Code of University City. 3. No permit or conditional permit to occupy shall be issued under the provisions of this code for premises until all of the following assessments, bills, charges, costs, fees, fines, and taxes have been paid, if due: (1) Real property taxes assessed against the premises. (2) City special tax bills issued against the premises. (3) Neighborhood improvement district special assessments against the premises. (4) Public improvement special assessments against the premises.