13-32-250 Wrecking by government authorities – Waiver of fees and bonds.

   The administrator of public works of the United States or such other authority as may be created by acts of Congress with power to cooperate with the city in the making of public improvements, the department of transportation, the department of streets and sanitation, and the fire department may engage in the work of wrecking of buildings and structures, and in such cases where any of these agencies make application for a permit to wreck buildings or structures, the building commissioner shall issue such permit without the fee provided herein and shall not require the filing of a bond with sureties as provided heretofore in Section 13-32-240.

(Prior code § 43-21; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)

13-32-260 Permits to be obtained prior to commencement of wrecking – Violation – Penalty.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any wrecking operation of any kind without first having obtained such necessary permit and bond as required in Sections 13-32-230 through 13-32-250. Any person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Prior code § 43-21.1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 12)

13-32-270 Warm air furnaces – Permit required.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, replace or install any warm air heating furnace, with appurtenances, ducts, or registers, without first obtaining a permit from the building commissioner for such work, as provided by this chapter. Any person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040 for each offense. Each day that a violation of this section exists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Prior code § 43-22; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 12)

13-32-280 Amusement devices – Submission of plan to buildings commission – Permit.

   Before any mechanical amusement device, roller coaster, scenic railway, water chute, or other mechanical riding, sailing, sliding, or swinging device is erected, either in existing or new amusement parks, or places or sites where such devices are operated under carnival, fair, or similar auspices, a detailed plan shall be submitted to the buildings commissioner for his approval or rejection, and if approved, a permit shall be procured by the person desiring to erect such device.

(Prior code § 43-23; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604)

13-32-285 Permit required – Approval of plans.

   Before any owner or agent shall proceed with the installation or alteration of any mechanical refrigeration system, such owner or agent shall obtain a permit for the work. No refrigeration system shall be installed, erected or maintained, nor shall any reconstruction of old apparatus or old systems for mechanical refrigeration or cooling purposes be undertaken, unless plans and specifications shall be filed in the department buildings and approved by the building commissioner. The plans and specifications shall show the kind and amount of refrigerant used. Upon approval of the plans, a duplicate set of which shall be left on file in the department of buildings, and the payment of the required fees, the building commissioner shall issue a permit for the installation of the apparatus.

(Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 3609, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)

13-32-290 Violation of building provisions – Revocation of permit – Reinstatement conditions.

   (a)   If the work in, upon, or about any building or structure shall be conducted in violation of any of the building provisions of this Code, it shall be the duty of the building commissioner to revoke the permit for the building or wrecking operations in connection with which such violation shall have taken place. It shall be unlawful, after the revocation of such permit, to proceed with such building or wrecking operations unless such permit shall first have been reinstated or re-issued by the building commissioner. Before a permit so revoked may be lawfully re-issued or reinstated, the entire building and building site shall first be put into condition corresponding with the requirements in the building provisions of this Code, and any work or material applied to the same in violation of any of the provisions shall be first removed from such building, and all material not in compliance with the building provisions of this Code shall be removed from the premises.

   (b)   Any city official who believes that a permit was issued in error shall notify the building commissioner, who shall review the application for permit, related plans and relevant portions of this Code to determine whether the permit was issued in error. If the building commissioner determines that a permit was in fact issued in error, he or she shall notify the permit holder of the error, revoke the permit and require the permit holder to revise the related application and plans to conform to the applicable provisions of this Code.

(Prior code § 43-24; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)

ARTICLE II. PERMIT FEES (13-32-300 et seq.)