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One (1) set of stamped plans, specifications and computations shall be retained by the administrative officer having jurisdiction and one (1) set of stamped plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant. The latter set shall be kept at the site of the work at all times during which the work authorized thereby is in progress and shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the administrative officer or officers having jurisdiction and their authorized representatives.
(a) A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of OBBC or of this Building Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the administrative officer having jurisdiction from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of OBBC or this Building Code or of other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.
(b) Any permit issued for work not regulated by the OBBC shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within three (3) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of six (6) months after the time the work is commenced. However, for cause, one (1) or more extensions of time, for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days each may be allowed in writing by the administrative officer having jurisdiction.
(c) No person shall commence any work ordered by the Commissioner whether due to a violation, defect or otherwise, without obtaining all permits required by this Building Code to authorize such work. If not specified in the order of the Commissioner, all such work shall be completed within thirty (30) days, unless an extension for good cause is authorized in writing by the Commissioner.
(d) Work requiring OBBC plan approval shall be as regulated in the OBBC. Starting and completion times for permits resulting from an adjudication order or violation notice shall be determined by the building official, taking into account the nature and type of hazards present.
(Ord. No. 1267-89. Passed 5-8-89, eff. 5-9-89)
Whenever a permit is to be issued by the Commissioner in reliance upon an affidavit, as provided in Section 3105.03(b), or whenever the work to be covered by a permit to be issued by the Commissioner involves construction under conditions which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are hazardous or complex, the Commissioner shall require that the architect or engineer who signed the affidavit or made the plans or computations shall supervise such work, be responsible for its conformity with the approved plans, and forthwith upon its completion make and file with the Commissioner a written affidavit that the work has been done in conformity with the approved plans and with the structural provisions of OBBC and this Building Code. If such architect or engineer is not available, the owner shall employ in his or her stead another registered architect or registered professional engineer whose qualifications are approved by the Commissioner.
When application for a permit to erect or enlarge a building has been filed, and pending issuance of such permit, the Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, issue a special permit for the foundations of such building. The holder of such a special permit shall proceed at his or her own risk and without assurance that a permit for the superstructure will be granted.
No operations or use of premises requiring a permit shall be commenced until the permit therefor has been obtained and is on hand at the site of the operations or use. When work is to be done, not less than twelve (12) hours’ written notice of the commencement of such work shall be given to the administrative officer having jurisdiction. Failure to give such notice shall be a violation of this Building Code and shall subject the permit holder liable to the penalty provided by Section 3103.99.
(a) Housing Certificates. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to require the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy by the Commissioner of Building for any building or structure for which a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued or is required to be issued by the Commissioner of Housing under the authority of the Codified Ordinances or other applicable law or regulation.
(b) New Premises. No new building or other structure or part thereof shall be occupied and no previously unused premises shall be used or occupied until after the Commissioner of Building has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor.
(c) Change in Use or Occupancy; Additions, Extensions or Alterations.
(1) Whenever there is a change in the use or occupancy of a building or other structure or premises or part thereof which new use or occupancy results in reclassification of the building or other structure or premises or part thereof, under a different occupancy or use classification of the Zoning Code of the City, OBBC Chapter 4101:2-3, and or this Building Code, such building or other structure or premises shall not be used or occupied until a Certificate of Occupancy therefor is issued by the Commissioner.
(2) Whenever a building or other structure for which a Certificate of Occupancy has not been previously issued is enlarged or altered, the use or occupancy of such building or other structure, if not discontinued while work was done, shall not be continued for more than thirty (30) days after completion of the work, and if vacated while work was done, such building or other structure shall not be used or occupied, until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Commissioner.
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