(a) Upon the completion of all projects for which a construction permit has been issued in accordance with this Part, the State agency which undertook the project shall obtain a code compliance certificate from the agency which issued the construction permit. No building erected subject to the Uniform Code and this Part shall be used or occupied until a code compliance certificate or a temporary approval for occupancy is issued. No building enlarged or altered, or upon which work has been performed which is subject to provisions of the Uniform Code, shall continue to be occupied or used unless a code compliance certificate or a temporary approval for occupancy is issued. Work exempted from the requirement to obtain a construction permit pursuant to section 1204.7(a) of this Part shall similarly be exempted from the requirement to obtain a code compliance certificate.

(b) The occupancy classification, as defined in Part 701 of Title 9 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations, of a building in the custody of the State of New York shall not be changed unless a code compliance certificate authorizing such a change or a temporary approval for occupancy has been issued. Before a code compliance certificate is issued the State agency with custody of such building must establish that such change will conform with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code.

(c) A code compliance certificate shall only be issued after an inspection is conducted which: