(a) Before work is commenced on the construction of a Swimming Pool, or on any alteration, addition, remodeling, or other improvements thereto, an application for a permit to construct, together with plans and specifications and pertinent explanatory data, shall be submitted to the Village Zoning Inspector or their designee for approval under Section 1147.01 of these Codified Ordinances, and no part of the work shall be commenced until the Village Zoning Inspector, or their designee has evidenced their approval by a suitable endorsement upon such plans and specifications and has granted a permit therefor.
(b) No Swimming Pool construction shall commence without an approved permit, which must clearly be displayed during construction.
(c) All applications for permits, certificates, hearings, or administrative functions associated with projects regulated by this Chapter of these Codified Ordinances, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee established under Section 1101.05 and be made payable to the Village of Boston Heights. No such application for permit, hearing or administrative function shall be accepted by the Village of Boston Heights unless accompanied by the payment of such fee. Such fee may be in addition to any other fee or deposit required by the Village, County of Summit, or other political subdivision or governmental agency.
(d) The application fee in this Section is separate from and in addition to any deposit into or charge against a Professional Fees, Costs, and Review Account established under Section 1101.06 of these Codified Ordinances.
(e) It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify all applicable deed restrictions. If the required information regarding deed restrictions has been misrepresented, the permit shall be revoked, and the fence shall be removed.
(f) No person other than the property owner or a commercial pool erector shall erect, maintain, or replace swimming pools of any type when a building permit is required.
(g) In the event the Village Zoning Inspector or their designee fails to issue the Permit or rejects the application, the party submitting such application shall have the right to submit the application or appeal the denial to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which Board shall have the right to issue or deny the Permit.
(h) Whoever violates this Section shall be subject to the penalties outlined in Section 1385.99 of this Chapter. (Ord. 2022-12-18. Passed 12-13-22.)