No person shall construct any business, house, warehouse, factory, residence, barn, stable, garage or any other building of any kind, or make any extensive alterations to any building within the corporate limits, without first applying in writing to the Council for a permit to do so, which written request shall set forth the location and nature of the building, alteration or improvement; the purpose for which it is to be used; and the materials of which it is to be constructed or made.
(1997 Code, § 14-2) Penalty, see § 10.99