(A) No structure shall hereinafter be erected or structurally altered until a building permit shall have been issued, indicating that the existing or proposed structure and the use of the land comply with this chapter and all Building Codes.
(B) No building permit shall be required for normal maintenance such as painting and other similar improvements, which do not involve structural changes to the building, with the exception of the installation of siding, windows and doors for which the International Residential Code (IRC) requires a building permit.
(C) No site preparation work, including rough grading, driveway construction, footing excavation, tree removal or other physical changes to the site shall occur prior to the issuance of a building permit and any zoning permits as required by this chapter.
(D) Applications for permits as required by this section shall be made to the Building Official. The Building Official shall maintain a record of all applications for and all permits issued under this section.
(E) Application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale showing the dimensions of the lot to be built upon; the size and location of the building, utilities including on-site septic systems and accessory buildings to be erected; the vegetation and major topographic changes; drawings of the improvement in sufficient detail to allow checking against the Building Code; and other information as the Building Official may reasonably require to determine compliance with this chapter and the Building Code. The Building Official may require a certificate of survey before a building permit will be issued.
(G) The work for which a building permit is issued shall commence within 180 days after the date thereof, unless an application for an extension of 90 days has been submitted to the Building Official and approved by him or her.
(H) Permits issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this section and the Building Code shall expire and be null and void if the work authorized by a permit is abandoned or suspended for a period of 180 days or if work is not commenced or completed within the time limitations of division (G) above.
(I) A building permit for new construction shall not be issued for a lot which either does not meet the minimum area of acceptable soils for on-site sewage disposal and treatment or does not have enough acceptable soils within the lot or under legal contract to construct at least two complete septic drainfield systems.
(J) The Building Official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter and the Building Code whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any city ordinance, regulation or code.
(Prior Code, § 12-81) (Res. 1997-18, passed 6-17-1997; Ord. 1997-20, passed 4-20-1999; Ord. 07-2012, passed 12-18-2012) Penalty, see § 153.999