1329.01 PERMIT APPROVAL.

   (a)    The Building Commissioner shall receive applications for building permits on forms he or she provides requiring information necessary to comply with all legal requirements.

   (b)    Where deed restrictions are recorded on land in favor of the City, limiting or regulating the improvements which may be constructed on such land, the  Commissioner shall not issue a permit until he or she has determined that the permit will not violate such deed restrictions.

   (c)    Where the application for a building permit is on land which is owned or controlled by a condominium or homeowners' association, the Commissioner shall require a letter from such association approving the application.

   (d)    Where an application is not signed by an owner of the property to be improved, the Commissioner may require the owner to approve the application before the permit is issued.

   (e)    If the Commissioner finds that issuance of the permit would violate the law, he or she shall not issue it, or, if the permit has already been issued, he or she shall void it. If a restraining order is issued by a court, the permit shall not be issued until the court resolves the legal issues. Otherwise, the permit shall be issued.

(Ord.  2020-72.  Passed 5-18-20.)