Inspections - Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Application

Purpose

A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy permits occupancy for a stated period of time of either the entire building or specified portions of the building, if the conditions and requirements of the NC State Building Code are met.

 

NOTE: Temporary Certificates of Occupancy are not applicable to One- and Two- Family Dwellings nor Townhome units.

Application Information

This request is for authorization to partially/temporarily occupy the building at the following location prior to the Certificate of Occupancy and subject to the Temporary Conditions.

temporary conditions:

  • All sprinkler, smoke detection and fire alarm systems, if applicable, are operable and have been tested and verified by the Fire Inspector.
  • This is not a Certificate of Occupancy. The building cannot open to the public or be occupied in any manner (by employees, applicants, etc.) until the Certificate of Occupancy is obtained. A Certificate of Occupancy cannot be issued until all applicable trades (Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical and Fire) have conducted and approved their respective final inspections, and all site conditions have been approved.
  • Any violation of the above-listed conditions will result in the voiding of the Temp CO.
  • The General Contractor is responsible for coordinating with all trades, scheduling all inspections online, and taking full responsibility for all re-inspection fees that may incur.
  • This Temp CO Application will expire in 90 days and will be voided if the Temp CO is not issued.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION IS CORRECT AND ALL WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE STATE BUILDING CODES AND ALL OTHER STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF THE STRUCTURE AND FACILITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN. THE GUILFORD COUNTY INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, REVIEWED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT PERMITTED HEREIN AND ANY CHANGES IN CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTOR INFORMATION.


I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE APPLICANT AND THAT THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED IS ACCURATE AND MAY BE RELIED UPON FOR CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE. I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY WORK PERFORMED WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERMITS WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE AND SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.


I ACKNOWLEDGE BY TYPING MY NAME THAT I CONSENT TO ELECTRONICALLY SIGNING THIS APPLICATION.

General Contractor Information

Owner/Tenant Information