Certificate Of Occupancy (Co) - Walk In Application Only Page 3
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Application Review & Inspection Procedures
This page provides general information about the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) process. A building or tenant
space may not be occupied, and the business may not be operated, until the CO is issued. Making application
for a CO is not a guarantee that a CO will be issued. For any questions about zoning or land use, please visit
the One Start Center on the second floor of City Hall at 101 W. Abram Str. Gas and/or electric utilities will not
be released until all of the appropriate departments have approved the CO application. The applicant can
either pick up or have an emailed copy of the issued CO from the One Start Center after all the
inspections are approved. Issued COs will be emailed to the applicant, not mailed.
Important - if you are making application for a new use or a use different than the previous use, you may be
asked for additional “Change in Use” information such as existing & proposed floor plans, parking analysis,
etc. The inspection will not be scheduled for the following business day. A review of the additional
information (e.g., floor plan, parking analysis) will take approximately 2 to 3 business days and may reveal the
need for a building permit and/or possible denial of the CO application.
Required Inspections:
Department
New Tenant
New Owner
New Name
Clean & Show
Shell
Expanding
Building Ins.
X
X
X
X
X
Fire Dept.
X
X
X
X
X
CO applications submitted after 3:30 pm may be scheduled for an inspection the day following the next
business day. If you checked “YES, I am ready for an inspection,” both Building Inspections and the Fire
Department will schedule your inspection for the next business day upon approval of the application. You must
have the building open all day; or call the appropriate Building Inspector and the Fire Prevention Office at the
number listed below between 7:30 am and 8:00 am for a time frame.
The Building Inspector will inspect the premises to verify compliance with zoning, building, plumbing, mechanical
and electrical codes.
The Fire Inspector will inspect the premises for compliance with the Fire Code.
The building must be unlocked for all inspections. No one is required to accompany the inspector on the
inspection. Please note that the Building Inspector and Fire Inspector work independent of each other and may
arrive at different times.
Building Inspector:
Jeff Riffle @ 817-459-6679
Ron Poppe @ 817-459-6680
Dennis Kirkpatrick @ 817-459-6681
Guy Lux @ 817-459-6687
Tim Oberg @ 817-459-6677
Chuck Lowe @ 817-459-6675
Building Inspections requested before 7:00 a.m. at 817-261-8817 will be performed on the same day.
Building Inspections requested after 7:00 a.m. will be performed the following business day.
Fire Inspector:
If you checked “No, I will request an inspection at a later date,” or if you require a time frame for your next day
inspection, you must call the Fire Prevention Office at 817-459-5539 no later than 8:30 a.m. the day of the inspection.
All Multi-family new tenant, new name, new ownership CO applicants will be contacted by Code Compliance Services
to arrange the CO inspections (817-459-6271). Building Inspections or Fire Department will not perform CO inspections for
Multi-family new tenant, new name or new ownership CO applications.
CofO Application
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Dec 2016
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