(A) No person shall commence the construction of any building or structure or addition thereto, which is the addition of square footage, until having obtained a permit to do so from the City Building Inspector or his or her designee.
(1993 Code, § 15.04.040)
(B) Each applicant for a building permit shall apply by completing the application form provided by the City Building Inspector, including all plans and specifications, and by paying the inspection fees.
(1993 Code, § 15.04.050)
(C) Fees for building permits which include the inspection services, payable in advance, are as follows:
(1) Single- and double-family dwellings:
(a) First 1,000 square feet of floor space or fraction thereof: $30; and
(b) Each 100 square feet of floor space, or fraction thereof, in excess of 1,000 square feet: $2.
(2) Additions:
(a) First 1,000 square feet of floor space, or fraction thereof: $20; and
(b) Each 100 square feet of floor space, or fraction thereof in excess of 1,000 square feet: $1.
(1993 Code, § 15.04.060)
(D) (1) The City Building Inspector shall not issue a residential building permit until he or she determines that the proposed plans and specifications comply with the Kentucky Uniform State Building Code.
(2) The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the examination and approval of plans and specifications and the inspections necessary to determine compliance with this chapter as follows.
(a) In storage, or utility occupancies. The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the examination and approval of plans and specifications and the inspections necessary to determine compliance for all building classified as storage, miscellaneous and/or utility occupancies as long as such building does not exceed three stories in height or 20,000 square feet of floor area.
(b) In assembly, business or mercantile occupancies. The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the examination and approval of plans and specifications and the inspections necessary to determine compliance for all buildings classified as assembly, business or mercantile occupancies having a capacity which does not exceed 100 persons.
(c) In churches. The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the examination and approval of plans and specifications and the inspections necessary to determine compliance for all churches having a capacity of 400 or less persons and 6,000 square feet or less of total floor area.
(d) In factory or industrial occupancies. The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the examination and approval of plans and specifications and the inspections necessary to determine compliance for all building classified as factory or industrial occupancies having a capacity which does not exceed 100 persons.
(e) Jurisdiction of commonwealth. Buildings owned by the commonwealth are not subject to local plan review, inspection or approval, regardless of size, occupant load or occupancy classification.
(1993 Code, § 15.04.070)
(Ord. 88-03-10, passed - -; Ord. 94-07-11B, passed - -) Penalty, see § 150.99