A. Various Permits Required:
1. Construction, Demolition, Relocation; Inspection Fee:
a. Building Permit: No building, structure, mobile or modular home or other major construction shall be initiated, constructed, substantially improved, relocated, placed, altered or demolished within the city unless a building permit has first been acquired from the city clerk-treasurer.
b. Inspection Fee: All permits requested and granted, for which the estimated construction cost is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), shall be charged an inspection fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council. Said permit shall be in addition to, and separate from, all other requirements for zoning clearance permits, occupancy certificates or certificates of appropriateness.
c. Fences: An applicant for a building permit related to the construction, replacement or major repair (more than fifty percent (50%)) of any type of fence in the city shall comply with the following requirements (noncompliance shall be grounds for revocation of the permit by the city clerk-treasurer):
(1) The fence shall be in full compliance with the city's adopted zoning ordinance, including specific references, if any, to setback limitations.
(2) Any fencing located in front of the main structure shall be no higher than three feet (3').
(3) Fencing shall not cause any obstruction to any public right of way or drainage easement, excluding utility easements (where fencing shall be placed on either the easement line or the property line, depending on the remaining fence placements in the adjacent lots).
(4) No fencing shall be allowed to obstruct the sight triangle at intersections or corners
(5) All new fence construction or major repair fence construction (more than fifty percent (50%)) in the city must include a gate into the alley or back of the property.
2. Manmade Changes To Real Estate In Flood Hazard Areas: No manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate located within a designated flood hazard area, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, shall be initiated until a separate building permit has been obtained for each such operation from the office of the city clerk-treasurer.
3. Mobile, Manufacturing, Modular Home Placement: No mobile, manufactured or modular home shall be placed on improved or unimproved real estate without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such home from the office of the city clerk-treasurer.
B. Application For Permit: All applications for building permits shall be signed and in writing, upon an official blank form supplied by the office of the city clerk-treasurer or the building inspector, and shall be submitted to either of said officials, along with the required fee.
C. Building Permit Fees: Building permit fees shall be as determined by the city council as set forth by resolution, and shall be based primarily upon the city costs incurred in the administration of the city building permit system. The fees shall be paid to the city clerk-treasurer at the time of application for the required permit for the work as shown.
D. Uniform Building Code Commission Fee For Permits Issued:
1. There is hereby established and imposed a fee to be established by resolution of the City Council and collected for all building and construction permits issued by the city. Collection of such fee will begin June 1, 2010.
2. Proceeds are to be paid into the Oklahoma uniform building code commission revolving fund. Payment shall be due on the twentieth day of each month for the fees collected during the preceding calendar month. There shall be a late fee imposed for failure to make timely payments. The late fee shall be one percent (1%) of the principal amount due per day beginning from the tenth day after payment is due and accumulating until the late fee reaches one hundred percent (100%) of the principal amount due.
3. A jurisdictional entity permit fee report will accompany payment. Report shall be sent even if no monies were collected the preceding month.
4. An additional amount set by resolution of the City Council shall be collected as an administrative fee will be collected on each permit reported.
E. Administration Of Building Permit Process: The office of the city clerk-treasurer shall be responsible for the administration of the building permit process within the city; provided, that building permit application forms may be obtained from, and submitted to, the building inspector.
(1991 Code § 4-15; amd. Ord. 10-05, 5-11-2010, eff. 6-1-2010; 2013 Code; Ord. 22-14, 7-18-2022; Ord. 23-04, 2-16-2023)