Certificate of Occupancy Application

Certificate of Occupancy: Official certification that a premise conforms to provisions of the zoning ordinance (and building code) and may be used or occupied. Such a certificate is granted for new construction or for alteration or additions to existing structures. Unless a certificate is issued, a structure cannot be occupied.

Certificate of Occupancy Required
No new structure or addition to an existing structure shall be occupied and no permitted or conditional use of a building shall be changed unless a Certificate of Occupancy is issued therefore by the city of Mayflower. Conditional uses that are changed to another conditional use must go through the “conditional use review process” before a Certificate of Occupancy can be issued.

Procedure
A. Application
A Certificate of Occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a Building Permit.

B. Action on Application
The city of Mayflower, as directed by the Mayor, shall inspect the property which is the subject of an application upon completion of the building or structure, after a completed application has been filed, and shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy if the premises of the property comply in all respects with the applicable development regulations in effect for the city of Mayflower. If the premises do not so comply, the city of Mayflower, as directed by the Mayor, shall deny the application in a written notice mailed to the applicant within five (5) days after the inspection of the property, specifying the provisions of which Ordinance or Code the structure or development does not comply.

C. Contents of Certificates of Occupancy
Information required for submission to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy shall include:

1. Name of applicant.
2. Nature and extent of the applicant’s ownership interest in the subject property.
3. Address of the property for which a Certificate is requested.
4. A legal description of the property, the zoning classification for the property, and a statement that the use of the property is allowed or permitted in the zoning classification for the property.
5. If a site plan or other conditional approval for the structure or the development of which such structure is a part was required, a copy of any document granting such approval and any plans approved in connection therewith.
6. Such other information as requested by the city of Mayflower, as directed by the Mayor, to insure conformance with applicable development regulations.

D. Temporary Certificates of Occupancy
A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued for a portion or portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior to final completion of the building. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy shall be valid for a period not exceeding six (6) months. Such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or of the city of Mayflower relating to the use or occupancy of any other matter required by this section.