(A) Fence permit required. No fence shall be constructed or erected on real property within the city limits until a permit to construct or erect the fence has been obtained from the Building Commissioner. A fence permit must be purchased by the owner of real property if construction is being done by said owner. A fence permit must be purchased by the contractor if the construction is being done by said contractor.
(B) Application for permit. An application for a fence permit shall be made to the Building Commissioner in writing upon a form furnished by the Building Commissioner for that purpose. The application shall contain the name of the owner, the location of the proposed fence to be erected, the material to be used in the construction thereof, and such other information as may be hereinafter required. Plans and/or drawings for such fence shall be submitted with the application.
(C) Issuance of fence permit. Upon approval of the application by the Building Commissioner, the Building Commissioner will issue a fence permit to the applicant along with a card of suitable size and form for posting bearing the permit number, the date issued and the name and address of the applicant. Such card shall be posted conspicuously on the site of the work during all of the time such work is in progress.
(D) Fence permit fee. A fence permit fee shall be paid by the applicant to the City Clerk at the time of filing the application in the amount of $15. Such fee shall be recorded by the City Clerk and placed in the General Corporate Fund of the city.
(E) Inspection. All fence construction shall be subject to inspection at any time by the Building Commissioner and in the event that such construction does not comply with the information contained in the application or the plans or drawings or any other provision of this subchapter, work shall be stopped by the Building Commissioner until such compliance is made.
(Prior Code, § 150.115) (Ord. 2371, passed 7-12-1977; Ord. 2526, passed 9-23-1980; Ord. 86-08, passed 2-11-1986)