(a) A floor plan of the facility, drawn to scale, with the description of rooms showing size, door locations and fixed equipment shall be on file with the facility and the Department.
(b) A facility shall not be constructed nor major alterations undertaken without first obtaining a construction permit from the City of Bedford Building Department after compliance with all applicable statutes and ordinances, including the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The owner or governing body of a proposed freestanding outpatient facility shall submit plans of the proposed facility to the Director for review and approval prior to the initiation of any construction project, including modernization, addition to, or conversion of any existing structure. The purpose of the review is to require that the proposed facility is designed and constructed in accordance with applicable laws.
(d) A major alteration is deemed to be an extensive structural alteration of an existing building area involving significant changes in the interior configurations or intended use by the moving of partitions of a number of rooms and involving an expenditure of an amount in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00). Removal of the partitions between two (2) adjacent rooms to provide additional room space is not deemed to be a major alteration unless it exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) in cost and multiple charges are to be made for a changed use of any entire wing or area and extensive plumbing and electrical wiring changes are required.