§ 85-15. Certificates of occupancy.

A. 

No land shall be occupied or used and no building or structure hereafter erected or altered shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Chief Building Inspector, stating that the building or structure or proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this chapter. Before a certificate shall be issued for any construction or alteration or use, there shall be submitted to the Building Inspector the affidavit required under § 16-4 of the Code of the Town of Brookhaven and a survey prepared by a registered land surveyor showing the following information:

(1) 

The actual dimension of the lot and the location on the lot of the buildings and structures thereon.

(2) 

The elevation of the first floor (lowest livable area) and of the garage floor related to existing street elevation.

(3) 

Where established grade was given with the permit, all elevations, including established street elevations, shall be shown in United States Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.

(4) 

A final survey prepared by a licensed surveyor with original seal or stamp showing the construction or alteration as built. The Chief Building Inspector shall have the discretion to waive this requirement for decks when deemed appropriate. A final survey is not required for the installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic panels on a one- or two-family dwelling.

B. 

All certificates of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. Said certificate shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved.

C. 

The Chief Building Inspector shall maintain a record of all certificates, and copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building, structure or premises affected.

D. 

No certificate of occupancy for new construction shall be issued unless and until a certificate of assessment is issued in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 65, Taxation, of the Code of the Town of Brookhaven.