1149.02 BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No excavation or site improvement shall be started, or no buildings or structure erected, altered or moved until a building permit has been applied for and issued by the Building Commissioner.

   Building permits shall be issued only if the work described in the application clearly complies with all provisions of the Building Code, the Zoning Code and all other applicable codes Where such work does not comply, the Building Commissioner shall not have the power or authority to grant variances or make exceptions.

   After the Building Commissioner has determined that an application for a building permit meets the requirements of the Building Code, the Zoning Code and all other applicable codes, the permits shall not be issued until:

   (a)   If applicable, the provisions of Article VII, Section l.(c) have been complied with;

   (b)    The applicant has erected or posted the sign required by Section 1307.01 (e); and

   (c)    The Building Commissioner has fixed the reasonable time necessary to complete the building work after taking into consideration the time for completion estimated by the applicant, the nature of the work and the effect, if any, of seasonal and weather conditions.

   Should any person have an objection to the issuance of a building permit, such person shall file a written protest with the Building Commissioner prior to the issuance of the permit.

   Any permit which has been issued on a misstatement of fact or a misrepresentation of the plans and specifications by the applicant, or issued contrary to the provisions of the Charter, of the Building Code, or of the Zoning Code, shall be null and void.

(Ord. 93-4.  Passed 4-5-93.)