THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY GF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

R.A. Freeman, DATE: October 6th, 1978
City Clerk

N. Chernoff, -
Senior Building Inspector ,

OCT 23 1978

‘RE: Bullding & Protection Committee Meeting - held October 5th, 1978

PRESENT: Alderman Traboulay, Alderman Mabbett, Nick Chernoff, W. S.
Wingrove, J. Boileau

SUBJECT: Certificate of Occupancy on the Agenda

Discussion took place on the required amendment to the Building
By-Law #1298 to require posting of a certificate of occupancy for commercial
occupancies. At the present time occupancy changes are controlled by business
licence issuance. The Licence Department circulates a form to notify various
departments that a certain business has applied for a business licence, sub-
sequently inspections of premises are done for compliance of the use to the
building. Growth in the Industrial and Commercial Areas has caused some
buildings to become hazardous because of renovations or extension of uses
beyond what the licence was issued for. With the occupancy permit we intend
‘to have documented proof us to the exact use that is permitted; although
this will not eliminate unapproved uses it will facilitate enforcement of
regulations if necessary.

The Sertificate of Occupancy does not change any regulations for
ourselves or anybody else, it does change the procedure for processing
applications of occupancy from a business licence to the formal occupancy
certificate. This City will not be the first to institute this procedure.
Other cities in the Lower Mainland use this method.

The Building and Protection Committee recommends approval of
: this amendment to the Building By-law.

Res et £ully submitted,

Nick Chernoff,
Sr. Building Inspector

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