(a) Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by two sets of plans and specifications for residential structures and three sets of plans and specifications for commercial structures.
(b) Plans and specifications for buildings shall be prepared by a licensed architect, engineer, or qualified draftsman and be drawn to scale upon substantial paper of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and to show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of the City Building Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the lot number and subdivision name, the street address of the work and the name of the owner or agent and person who prepared them. Plans shall include a plot plan signed by a registered surveyor showing the location of the proposed building and every existing building adjacent on the property and shall conform to all provisions of the City Zoning Code.
(c) The outline of the proposed building shall be staked out on the ground with sufficient permanency that the Building Inspector may determine that the footers and walls will be constructed according to the layout stakes.
(d) For one, two and three family dwellings, occupancies and buildings or structures accessory thereto, plans need not be prepared by a licensed architect or engineer, and the plot plan need not be signed by a registered surveyor, but all other provisions herein shall apply to such plans.
(e) Plans and specifications need not be submitted for minor and nominal work, when authorized by the Building Department.
(f) Plans and specifications filed by an applicant for a permit shall be examined by a Building Inspector of the City and may be forwarded to other City departments for review if deemed necessary by the Building Inspector, to determine compliance with the laws and ordinances under their jurisdiction.
(g) If the Building Inspector is satisfied that the work described in the application for a permit and the plans filed will conform to the requirements of the Building Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, then a permit therefor shall be issued to the applicant.
(Ord. 12-104-99. Passed 12-21-99.)