(A) From and after this section shall be in full force and effect, it shall be unlawful to erect or construct any building or structure whatever, or add to, enlarge, improve, alter, convert, extend, repair or demolish any building or structure or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a building permit therefor from the City Clerk, which said permit shall be issued by the said City Clerk only after having been authorized by the City Council.
(B) Before proceeding with the erection, enlargement, alteration or repair of any building within corporate limits of the city, a permit shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent and. It shall be unlawful to proceed with the erection, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any building or of any structural part thereof within the city unless such a permit shall have been obtained. When such application for a permit made by owner or his or her agent has been filed and a permit ordered issued by the City Council, the City Clerk will then issue a building permit after payment of a fee when so required by this chapter.
(C) At the time of the filing of an application for a permit there shall be filed, attached to said application, plans and drawings of the proposed improvement. Every such application for a permit shall describe the land upon which the proposed building or work is to be done by some description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or work; shall show the proposed use or occupancy of all parts of the building and such other information as the City Council may require.
(D) The City Clerk shall collect the following fees before any building permit is granted. For each permit for the erection, construction, alteration or repairs for any building or structure, as follows:
(1) All repairs on buildings and all buildings not exceeding $100, no fee shall be charged, but a building permit shall nevertheless be required.
(2) All repairs on buildings and all buildings costing $100 to $1,000, both inclusive, a fee of $1 shall be charged, and $1 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof that such building or repairs may cost.
(E) The Mayor shall have the power to stop the construction of any building or the making of any alterations or repairs of any buildings within said city when the same is being done in a reckless or careless manner or in violation of this chapter, or when said building or repairing is not being done in accordance with the plans, specifications or drawings filed with the application for a building permit.
(F) If after such permit shall have been granted, the operations covered by said permit shall not have been begun within six months from the date thereof, or if such operations are not completed within one year from said date, then such permit shall expire by the terms thereof, and no operations thereunder shall be begun or completed until a renewal of said permit shall be obtained by payment of an additional fee of 10% of the original fee. In no event shall any fee paid for a permit be refunded.
(G) In event an emergency should arise, such as a fire, windstorm or anything of a similar occasion which shall be construed to be an emergency, the Mayor or any Council member shall have the right to give to any person or corporation who as owner, occupant, tenant, contractor, builder or architect a temporary permit for the making of any necessary repairs caused by such emergency, and the one to whom said temporary permit shall have been given, shall in all other respects comply with this section and immediately apply to the City Clerk for a regular permit according to the terms of this section. The aforesaid temporary permit shall be given in writing, and should any person or corporation who, as owner, occupant, tenant, builder or architect, proceed to erect, construct, add to, enlarge, improve, alter, convert, extend, demolish or repair any building or structure whatsoever without said temporary permit being in writing, he, she or they shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this section and subject to the penalties herein contained.
(Ord. 5, Series 1947, passed 10-13-1947) Penalty, see § 150.99