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Section 7: Section 8-95 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-95. Certificate of occupancy (Chapter 1, Division II, Section 111). Chapter 1, Division II, Section 111.1 of the building code is amended to read in full as follows: Chapter 1, Division II, Section 111.1 --Certificate of Occupancy (1) Use and occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made, until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor as provided herein. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Exception: Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from permits under Section 105.2 (2) No alteration to an existing building which changes the floor area of the building or which changes the means of egress from the building shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor as provided herein. (3) No change of occupant within a building or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor as provided herein. EXCEPTION: Group R, Divisions 2 and 3, and Group U Occupancies. (4) Code violations—Disconnection of utilities. (i) No building or structure shall be occupied, nor shall a business operate without a valid Certificate of Occupancy. A business operating in a manner inconsistent with its Certificate of Occupancy is operating in violation of this Code provision. (ii) Violation of this Code provision may result in the disconnection of any or all utilities. (iii) A building, structure, or business whose utilities have been disconnected shall not have the utilities reconnected until an inspection has been made by the city's building Ordinance No. NS -2944 Page 33 of 35 11 A-35