When does the City of Peoria require a Certificate of Occupancy?
The City of Peoria requires a Certificate of Occupancy for any of the following: (1) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or enlarged; (2) Change in use of an existing building; (3) Occupancy and use of vacant land except for the raising of crops; (4) Change in the use of land except for the raising of crops; (5) any change in use of a nonconforming use. No occupancy of a building shall take place until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. In a case of undue hardship, the administrator may issue a temporary or partial Certificate of Occupancy good for period up to eight (8) months for any building or structure, provided that the administrator finds that: (a) The site development requirements are essentially completed, but that due to unavoidable delays, they cannot be entirely completed as required is a reasonable time.
