The Zoning Administrator shall not approve any temporary certificate of use and occupancy
where the applicable sections of this chapter are not met, except when lack of compliance
is of a temporary nature and involves signage or site-related improvements, such as
landscaping, vegetative screening and paving. In such instances, the Zoning Administrator
shall, before approving such temporary certificate of use and occupancy, be satisfied
that the premises involved is physically suitable for use and occupancy in terms of
access, parking and other site-related improvements. Temporary certificates of use
and occupancy approved by the Zoning Administrator shall state the nature of the incomplete
work and the time period within which the work must be completed, which in no case
shall exceed 120 calendar days. Before approving any such temporary certificate of
use and occupancy, the Zoning Administrator shall require that the owner of the property
or the owner's agent submit a letter acknowledging the nature of incomplete work and
the time period within which the work must be completed, which in no case shall exceed
the time period as specified in this section. In the case of a temporary certificate
of use and occupancy involving a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area, no such certificate
shall be issued without approval of the Chesapeake Bay Administrator.
(Code 1993, § 32-1015.3; Code 2004, § 114-1015.3; Ord. No. 2004-333-323, § 1, 12-13-2004)
