A. Various Permits Required:
1. Construction, Demolition, Relocation; Inspection Fee: No person shall erect, enlarge, construct, relocate, substantially improve, repair, place, alter, move or demolish any building, structure, mobile, modular or manufactured home, or initiate any other construction without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the office of the town clerk. Said permit shall be in addition to, and separate from, all other requirements for zoning clearance permits or certificates of appropriateness:
2. Fences:
a. An applicant for a building permit related to the construction, replacement or major repair (more than 50 percent) of any type of fence in the town shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Any fencing located in front of the main structure shall be no higher than three feet (3'), except those constructed of chainlink. (1992 Code § 4-10; amd. 2005 Code)
(2) Fencing shall not cause any obstruction to any public right of way or drainage easement, excluding utility easements (where fencing shall be placed on either the easement line or the property line, depending on the remaining fence placements in the adjacent lots).
b. Noncompliance shall be grounds for nonissuance or revocation of the permit by the town clerk.
B. Manmade Changes To Real Estate In Flood Hazard Areas 2 : No manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate located within a designated flood hazard area, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, shall be initiated until a separate building permit has been obtained for each such operation from the office of the town clerk. (1992 Code § 4-10)
1. Placement On Individual Lot Allowed: Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section, a lot in a residential area having no residential dwelling thereon may be used by the owner/lessee thereof for parking of one mobile home to be used as his or her dwelling or for residential rental purposes.
2. Payment Of Monthly Utility Fees: The owner/lessee of any such single mobile home space shall pay to the town clerk, when such space is occupied by a mobile home, the same monthly fees for water, sewer, and garbage service, and shall be subject to the same penalties for nonpayment of such fees as are provided by ordinance for single-family dwelling units.
3. Compliance With Sewer, Water, Sanitation And Electric Installations: Any single mobile home located within the Town, not in a mobile home park as described herein, should comply with all regulations concerning inspections by the Health Officer, Building Inspector and Fire Marshal to comply with the requirements herein relating to sewer, water, sanitation and electric installations.
4. Permission, Permit Required: Before any mobile home shall be moved onto any lot within the Town limits, the owner of said mobile home must obtain the approval of the Board of Trustees at a regular meeting, and shall obtain such permit as the Board may require.
5. Compliance With Plat Restrictions, Protective Covenants: The provisions of this subsection shall apply, provided such provisions do not violate any plat restriction or protective covenant applicable to the lot upon which the mobile home is located.
6. Tie Downs And Skirting: The provisions of section 9-4-8 of this title for tie downs shall apply to any such mobile home moved onto any lot, and same shall be properly skirted and otherwise situated as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. (Ord. 196, 10-5-1995)
D. Minor Repairs: Minor repairs of buildings or structures, the cost of which shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), may be made without obtaining a building permit; provided, that plumbing, electrical or mechanical work covered by adopted model construction codes shall require an appropriate permit.
E. Application For Permit: All applications for building permits shall be signed and in writing, upon an official blank form supplied by the Office of the Town Clerk or the building inspector, and shall be submitted to either of said officials, along with the required fee. (1992 Code § 4-10)
F. Building Permit Fees: Building permit fees shall be determined according to the estimated construction cost, based primarily upon the Town costs incurred in the administration of the Town building permit system. (1992 Code § 4-10; amd. 2005 Code)
G. Administration Of Building Permit Process: The Office of the Town Clerk shall be responsible for the administration of the building permit process; provided, that building permit application forms may be obtained from, and submitted to, the building inspector. (1992 Code § 4-10)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also subsection 7-1-1C of this code. |
| 2 | 2. See also section 9-2-3 of this chapter, and chapter 5 of this title. |
| 3 | 3. See also section 9-4-3 of this title. |