(a) A certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this article, except for a certificate of use conditioned on compliance  or a provisional certificate of compliance , shall be effective for three (3) years from the expiration date of the current certificate at time of application or, if no certificate existed at time of application, from its date of issue, unless sooner revoked, or unless extended by the director under the procedures established in paragraph (b) herein , or unless title or ownership of the property or any portion of the dwelling changes . Such certificate  of compliance  shall be renewable triennially upon forms supplied by the director in accordance with the procedures for obtaining a certificate of compliance set forth herein. Initial certificates shall be issued for new structures in conjunction with issuance of occupancy permits; inspection for the purposes of determining compliance with the building code shall satisfy the inspection provisions of this article.

    (b) The director may, on written application of the operator and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee per building, extend a current certificate of compliance for a period not to exceed three (3) years without further inspection, if the apartment house, rooming house, two-family dwelling or single rental unit for which the certificate of compliance is issued had no violations for the past three (3) years.

    (c)    A provisional certificate of compliance shall be effective for one (1) year from the date of issue unless sooner revoked, or unless title or ownership of the property or any portion of the dwelling changes.

(Code 1964, § 11.1170; Ord. No. 13438, § 3, 9-21-92; Ord. No. 15898, § 1, 2-15-99; Ord. No. 20848, § 1, 1-18-11)