(A) Before any excavations, construction or erection may be undertaken, a permit must be obtained from the township office. Building permit fees for all new construction or repair, alterations and additions to structures already erected shall be according to the fee schedule as adopted by the Township Board. No required building permit for a construction project will be issued to an applicant until an approved zoning permit has been issued or determined not necessary.
(B) (1) Expiration/renewal. In the event that a building permit is not issued, the fee so paid shall be returned to the payer thereof. A building permit shall become void unless operations are commenced within 6 months from date of issuance unless the time is extended by the Building Inspector for reasons that the construction was delayed by causes beyond the control of the applicant. All building permits shall expire 1 year after the date of issue; provided that the Building Inspector may, on application, renew a permit for not to exceed 1 additional year, without additional charge, if a satisfactory degree of progress in construction is shown. All permits or renewals thereof shall be in writing.
(2) Violations and cancellation of permit.
(a) Should the Building Inspector determine that the construction is not proceeding according to the application filed, or is in violation of any provision of this chapter, he or she shall so notify the permit holder and further construction shall be stayed until correction has been effected and approved by the Building Inspector, upon notice and request for reinspection duly made.
(b) Should the permit holder fail to comply with any applicable requirements, at any state of construction, the Building Inspector is hereby empowered to cancel the building permit issued and shall cause notice of the cancellation to be securely posted upon the construction and at a location of ready visibility. Posting of this notice shall be considered sufficient notification to the permit holder of cancellation thereof. No further work shall be undertaken or permitted upon the construction until a new building permit shall have been issued.
(c) Any permit holder whose construction shall have been stayed under division (2)(a) above, or whose building permit shall have been canceled under division (2)(b) above, shall not be granted any building permit for any other construction of any type whatever, until correction has been effected and approved as provided in division (2)(a) above, or until a new building permit shall have been issued to replace the canceled building permit, as provided in division (2)(b) above.
(3) Subdivision control act. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any structure on any lot, tract or parcel of land subdivided in violation of Michigan Public Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, as amended (Land Division Act, Public Act 591 of 1996).
(4) Personal construction authority. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting an owner, tenant, occupant or land contract vendee from doing his or her own building, erecting, altering, plumbing, electrical installation, etc.
(Ord. § 3.04, passed 5-22-1997) Penalty, see § 152.999