Ordinance No.           15898               Council Bill No.           B 34-99            

amending Chapter 22 of the City Code relating to duration of certificates of compliance; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri, is hereby amended as follows:

    Material to be deleted in strikeout; material to be added underlined.

(a)    A certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this article, except for a certificate of use conditioned on compliance, shall be effective for three (3) years from its date of issue 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. Such certificate 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.