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(A) An occupancy permit shall be required prior to the occupancy of any building, property or area in the city for the purposes of operating a business. The occupancy permit shall constitute permission to maintain a business occupancy in the city, and to maintain, store, or use or handle materials or to conduct processes which produce conditions hazardous to life or property, or to install equipment used in connection with such activities.
(B) A permit issued under this section shall continue until revoked or for such a period of time as designated therein at the time of issuance. A permit shall not be transferable and any change in business use, occupancy, operation, or ownership shall require a new permit.
(C) The occupancy permit shall be obtained through the Fire Department, who shall have the sole responsibility for conducting inspection and establishing the conditions upon which the permit shall be issued. Possession of a valid occupancy permit shall constitute a certification of compliance with all other permits required by the City Unified Fire Code, with the exception of the open burning permit, but shall not replace any other license or permit required by law.
(D) The occupancy permit shall be obtained by the property owner, business occupant, or business lessee of each building or property or portion thereof which he occupies in the city for business purposes, prior to the start of such business. In cotenanted office buildings it shall be the responsibility of the building owner to obtain the required occupancy permit.
(E) All businesses existing in the city at the time of passage of this section shall secure the occupancy permit herein provided for, not later than December 31, 1981.
(F) Existing businesses that are now in the city will be issued a permit without costs. All new businesses starting in the city after the date of the passage of this section shall pay a permit fee of $50 for each occupancy permit required.
(Ord. 1211, passed 7-21-81; Am. Ord. 1545, passed 4-21-92)
(A) No building permit shall be issued by the building department until the general contractor has completed and filed with the tax commissioner a construction notification. Such notification shall be on a form approved by the tax commissioner. The general contractor shall notify all sub-contractors of their obligation to withhold earnings tax from all employees, to pay such withholding to the tax office, to file a business tax return for each year that the subcontractor conducts business in the city, and to pay all tax due.
(B) No final inspection and occupancy permit shall be issued by the building department until the general contractor has completed and filed with the tax commissioner an updated and final construction notification form.
(Ord. 00-21, passed 5-16-00)
(A) When an owner or developer has submitted plans of any kind to the Building Department for review or approval, that owner or developer shall be responsible for the payment of all engineering and/or legal fees incurred as a result of the submission. The rates charged shall be based upon the actual cost incurred, pursuant to the professional services agreement(s) in effect at the time of the submission.
(B) All development plans must be first submitted to the Cheviot Building Department for review. If, in the Building Commissioner’s opinion, the plans are likely to be approved, he may forward them to the Office of the City Engineer for further review.
(Ord. 04-12, passed 4-20-04)
The Residential Building Code of Ohio for One, Two, and Three-Family Dwellings, Ohio Administrative Code Section 4101:8, as promulgated by the Ohio Board of Building Standards, shall apply and be enforced within the City of Cheviot, Ohio.
(Ord. 07-07, passed 3-20-07; Am. Ord. 07-08, passed 3-20-07)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the building commissioner of the City of Cheviot, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Cheviot, State of Ohio, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing fo the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this subchapter, along with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes, if any, that are enumerated in this subchapter.
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