(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish any building or structure, or to commence construction or the alteration of real estate, without first filing a written application with the Director and obtaining an improvement location permit or other appropriate permit regarding same, unless the submission of same is expressly excused by applicable law.
(b) Applications for permits shall include the following supportive information, as applicable:
(1) A site plan, drawn to scale, showing locations of proposed and existing improvements, easements and rights-of-way and the appropriate dimensions thereof;
(2) A legal description of the real estate involved;
(3) A sewer or septic permit;
(4) Building elevations on all sides of each proposed structure depicting thereon the true character of same;
(5) Detailed construction plans; and
(6) Such other information as is requested by the Director.
In instances where the application for an improvement location permit is made for a business, industrial, manufacturing, institutional or multiple family structure, the Director may also require detailed plans and information concerning vehicular and pedestrian traffic, parking facilities, loading facilities, lighting, fencing, landscaping, water and sanitary sewage facilities, storm water drainage facilities, signage, easements, common facilities and open spaces.
The Director shall approve or deny an improvement location permit application within five business days from the date of his receipt of a fully completed written application form with all required documentation attached, provided that the builder of record has on file an approved Builder Information Application. The improvement location permit shall be issued if the proposed structure, improvement or use and its location conform in all respects to this chapter and all other applicable law. The Director shall issue an improvement location permit for a use variance, a special use or a planned district use only after all necessary governmental approvals have been granted. No improvement location permit shall be issued for an addition, reconstruction or structural alteration to any building before an application has been made for a certificate of occupancy.
The Director, during his review of an improvement location permit application, shall ensure that the application provides adequate information establishing that all National Flood Insurance Program regulations pertaining to State and Federal permits, subdivision review, mobile home tie down standards, utility construction, record keeping, water-course alteration and maintenance and building permit review procedures relating to same have been met.
In addition, a copy of a Design Release, issued by the State Building Commissioner and the State Fire Marshal pursuant to I.C., 22-15.3-1, as the same may be amended from time to time, shall be provided to the Director of the Department of Community Services before issuance of a permit for the construction or alteration of a Class I structure covered by such Design Release.
(c) An Application for Builder Information shall also be provided to the Department before any permit is issued to any individual, firm, corporation, company of partnership.
(d) Misrepresentation of any fact on any application submitted to the Director shall be sufficient grounds for suspension or revocation of a permit by the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety.
(e) Fees pertaining to any required application are specified in Chapter 10 of the City Code.
(`91 Code, § 7-9) (Ord. Z-238, §23.06, 8-1-88; Ord. D-1663-04, 3-15-04))