(a) No excavation, well-drilling, grading or site improvements shall be started, and no buildings or other structures shall be erected, altered, moved, reconstructed or demolished, until an appropriate permit has been applied for and issued. Application for the permit shall be made to the Village Fiscal Officer, but permits shall be issued by the Building Inspector.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(b) An application for a building permit or any other permit shall be in writing and shall state the name and address of the owner of the lot, the estimated cost of any buildings or other structures proposed, the kind and nature of the work proposed and such other information as may be required by this Zoning Code. The application shall be accompanied by three copies of the following:
(1) Plans and specifications for the proposed building.
(2) A plot plan showing the relation of the proposed building to the lot lines.
The application shall be signed by the owner of the lot. A permit shall be required for any fence, retaining wall, landscape mound or earthen berm three feet in height or higher.
(c) Upon receipt of the application, the Building Inspector shall make such study and investigation as will enable him or her to form an opinion as to whether issuance of the permit would be in accordance with this Zoning Code and other ordinances of the Village. During such study, the Building Inspector shall make a determination of whether any variances will be needed in order for the application to go forward. If it is determined that one or more variance(s) is (are) needed and the applicant would still like to go forward with the plans as presented, the applicant shall apply for a variance in compliance with Section 1262.02 of this code which shall be presented to the Planning Commission. If the Building Inspector finds that such application complies with the Zoning Code and all other ordinances of the Village, the permit shall be issued.
(Ord. 1983-35. Passed 4-11-84.)
(d) If the Building Inspector denies an application for a permit, then within thirty days after receipt of the application, the Building Inspector shall transmit such application, together with his or her reason for denial, to the Planning Commission, which shall, within thirty days after receipt of the same, approve or disapprove such application. No building permit need be transmitted in the case of well drilling or in any case not involving the construction, erection, alteration or remodeling of a new or existing structure. All applications requiring a variance shall be placed on the Planning Commission agenda.
(Ord. 1987-40. Passed 2-10-88.)
(e) No application shall be approved unless the plans and specifications disclose that all plumbing work complies with the Ohio Plumbing Code, that all electrical wiring complies with the National Electrical Code and that all construction complies with the Ohio Basic Building Code and the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code; and, further, that the plans and specifications comply with all the provisions of this Zoning Code and all other applicable ordinances of the Village.
(f) If the Building Inspector approves an application, he or she shall forthwith issue a building permit upon the payment of a fee determined from the fee schedule outlined in Chapter 1428 of these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 1996-12. Passed 4-17-96; Ord. 2001-01. Passed 3-21-01; Ord. 2007-06. Passed 5-15-07; Ord. 2009-24. Passed 11-23-09; Ord. 2014-19. Passed 6-18-14.)