TRE CORPORATION OP THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAH

BY-LAW NO. "LA. (a) A Certificate of Occupancy is required in the
A By-law to amend “City of Port Coquitilan
Building and Plumbing Code Administration
By-law, 1974, No. 1298*

following cases:

(i) every new building:

(ii) every existing building which has been

altered, added to or partially wrecked

The Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Port or reconstructed;

Coquitlam in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: every building where any change in the

; . i clase of occupancy therecf, cr of any part
i. This By-law may be cited for all purposes as the "City

. theteof is contexpiated;
of Port Coquitlam Building and Plumbing Code Administration

i every building where aay chance from one
By-law, 1974, No. 1258, Amendment By-law 1978, No. .

major occupancy group as set out in the

2. Section 7 of "City of Port Coquitlam Building and Plumbing Building Code to another is contemplated,

Code Administration By-law 19574, No. 1298" is amended by inserting or where aay change from one division to

after subsection (e) the following as subsection (f) thereof:- another within a major occupancy group of
any existing building of part thereof;
“(£) Prior to the occupancy of any building or part

every building where any change from one
thereof after construction, wrecking or alter~

uSe to another within the saze division
ation of that building or part thereof, cr any

ia’a major occupancy group which results
change in class of occupancy of any building

in an increase in the occupant load or
or part thereof, every owner er occupier shall

. fire load or both.
_ obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the au-

thority naving jurisdiction, whick Certificate (o) Every building which requires a Certificate of

may be withheld by the said authority until the Occupancy shall comply with the construction

building or part thereof complies with the health requirements for tre major occupancy group to be

and safety requirements of the By~laws of the housed therein, except that the authority having

Municipality of of any statute and is in full jurisdiction may issue a Certificate of Occupancy

conformity with all provisions and requireaents for a building which varies in a minor respect

of this By-law." from the regulations of this By-law, where, in

its opinion, such variation will substantially
3. "City of Port Coquitlam Building and Plumbing Code

accomplish the objects of this By-law.
Acsinistration By-law, 1974, No. 1298° as heretofore amended

is further amended by inserting after Section 21 the following
as Section 11A thereof:- ,

Every application for a Certificate of Occupation
shall contain:

(i) certification by the owner or his agent