(A) Before commencing any work pertaining to the erection, construction, moving, conversion or alteration of any building, or any addition to any building, a permit shall be secured from the Building Inspector by any owner or his or her agent for the work, and no person shall commence any work until and unless the permit has been obtained; provided, further that no such building shall be occupied or used unless a certificate of occupancy, and a license for such use where required, is first obtained from the department or person vested with the duty or authority to issue same.
(B) Each application for a building permit shall be made on a printed form to be furnished by the Building Inspector and shall contain accurate information and location of the lot; the size and location of the buildings on the lot; the dimensions of all yards and open spaces; and such other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of these regulations. Where complete and accurate information is not readily available from existing records, the Building Inspector may require the applicant to furnish a survey of the lot prepared by a licensed surveyor. A careful record of the original of such application shall be kept in the office of the Building Inspector.
(`78 Code, § 17.108.020.)