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17-110.5 Duties of Fire Chief: The Fire Chief shall cause a written report to be filed with the code official of all structures which are damaged by fire or which are suspected to be unfit or unsafe within 48 hours after a fire or any inspection of the structure by the Fire Marshal or other Fire Department personnel. 17-110.6 Appeal: Any affected party may appeal to the Circuit Court from any post-hearing order of the code official in the manner provided by law for judicial review of decisions of administrative agencies. 17-110.7 Liability of the City: The City shall not be liable to any affected party for any damage or injury to any structure caused by the enforcement of this section when such enforcement is carried out in accordance with the procedures herein provided. 17-110.8 Liability of employees: Neither the code official nor any inspec- tor, officer, employee, or agent of the City shall be liable for any damage that may accrue to the persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted pursuant to this section° Any suit brought against the code official, any inspector, officer, employee, or agent of the City as a result of any act required or permitted pursuant to this section shall be defended by the City Attorney. 17-110.09 Unlawful acts: It shall be unlawful for any person to deface or remove any notice without the prior authorization of the code official or of a court having jurisdiction. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or occupy a structure or portion thereof in violation of posted notice or in violation of a notice served on such person. SECTION 17-111.0 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 17-111.1 Occupancy permit required: It shall be unlawful for any person~ owner or agent thereof to occupy or use, or to permit the occupancy or use of any premises for any purpose including the movement of furniture~ equipment or other personal property into said premises until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the code official. The certificate so issued shall state that the occupancy complies 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. 17-111.2 Application, residential: It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement on an application for an occupancy permit for a dwelling unit as to the names, relationships, ages, or number of occupants who will occupy the dwelling unit= 17-111.3 Application, other than residential: It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement on an application for an occupancy permit for a non-residential unit as to the name of the person, firm, company or institution which will occupy 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. 17-111.4 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 is completed. 17-111.4.1 Issuance of permit: If all fees are paid and the code official is satisfied that the premises and its occupancy are in compliance with this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the code official shall issue the occupancy permit as soon as practicable. No permit 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 Use and Occupancy has first been issued under the provisions of the building code. 10