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Memo To :Mayor and City Council Members <br />From :Ric Minetor, City Engineer/Director f Public Works <br />Date :January 9, 1990 <br />Subject :Certificates of Occupancy - Issuance Authority <br />Recently a number of Certificates of Occupancy have been <br />presented to Council for approval as an item under staff reports <br />or Clerk -Administrator reports. This has been due to time <br />constraints between final inspections and requests for occupancy <br />from building owners. I have been concerned that the process is <br />time consuming and staff appears to be disorganized in presenting <br />this information. I therefore have researched the municipal code <br />to determine the exact procedure and requirements for issuing <br />Certificates of Occupancy and also Temporary Certificates of <br />Occupancy. <br />The municipal code does not require Certificates of occupancy to <br />be approved by City Council. According to the code, the building <br />inspector must complete a final inspection and if all building <br />code requirements are met, he can issue a Certificate of <br />Occupancy. A temporary certificate of Occupancy can be issued at <br />any time the building inspector determines the remaining work is <br />"minor" and can be completed within a set time frame. The <br />temporary Certificate is restricted to a 6 month time frame and <br />any conditions of the building inspector must met. <br />I recommend that the City follow the procedure outlined in the <br />municipal code and that Certificates of occupancy no longer be <br />submitted to Council for approval. If the Council desires, an <br />informational item can be placed in the packet when major <br />buildings have been issued certificates of Occupancy. <br />