City of Central Falls
City of Central Falls Zoning Ordinance
§ 903

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.