Certificate of occupancy
A certificate of occupancy shall be required for any of the following:
(A) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or enlarged;
(B) Change in use of an existing building to a different use;
(C) Occupancy and use of vacant land except for the raising of crops;
(D) Change in the use of land to different use except for the raising of crops; or
(E) Any change in use of a nonconforming use.
The occupancy, use or change of use shall not take place until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official in accordance with the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of occupancy as stated in the Rhode Island Building Code.