(A) All work performed under a permit issued by the Building Commissioner shall conform to the approved application and plans, and approved amendments thereof, except as provided in division (B) below.
(B) A permit shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work described therein and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of the Building Codes, nor shall the issuance of a permit prevent the Building Commissioner thereafter from requiring a correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of the Building Codes. A building permit carries with it the right to install any crane, derrick, material elevator, material or office shed in a safe manner which may be required for temporary use during the erection of the building, except it does not carry the right to use any portion of a street, roadway or any other public property.
(C) Any issued permit becomes invalid unless the work authorized by it shall be commenced within 90 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of three months or more after the time the work is commenced.
COMMENCED, as used herein, means any work initiated for which a permit has been issued and plans therefor have been approved. However, for good cause, an extension of time may be allowed, in writing, by the Building Commissioner when applied for by the person to whom the permit was issued. The request for extension of time shall be filed prior to the expiration of the initial permit. Each extension shall not be for more than 90 days and shall have written justification and shall not exceed a total of 270 days.
(D) Before any work for which a permit is required is started on a new building or on an addition to an existing building, all boundary line intersections of the site where the building or addition is to be located shall be marked with permanent markers; except that, if it is not possible to maintain such markers during construction, accurately located offset markers may be used. All markers shall be set so as to be readily located at any time during the construction of the building or structure. Said markers shall be installed by a licensed surveyor under the laws of the state.
(E) All buildings hereafter constructed shall be set at elevations which will facilitate proper surface water drainage.
(1) The established sidewalk grade shall be shown on all applications to build by the Engineering Division.
(2) The sewer grade and elevation shall be shown on all applications to build by the Engineering Division.
(F) The location of all new construction or additions to existing construction, as shown on the approved plot diagram or an approved amendment thereof, shall be strictly adhered to.
(Prior Code, § 1444.10) (Ord. 54-1988, passed 3-28-1988; Ord. 79-2002, passed 6-10-2002)