(A) No new development, change of use, moving in or out of structures, demolition, or other action which may be regulated by the provisions of this chapter including use, height, number of occupants, lot area, off-street parking, or yard requirements shall occur without a building permit issued by the Administrative Official. Building permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the Administrative Official authorize only the use, arrangement, or construction set forth in such approved plans and specifications. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance without authorization as well as failure to obtain the necessary building permit shall be deemed a violation of this regulation and shall be punishable as provided by this regulation.
(B) An application for a building permit accompanied with the appropriate fee, available from Administration Official, shall be completed by the landowner requesting the building permit. Completed applications shall be returned to the Administrative Official for review. To be considered complete, the application form shall be accompanied by the following additional items:
(1) A site plan drawn to scale showing the exact size, shape, and dimensions of the lot to be built upon; the exact size and location on the lot of all existing buildings and structures; the exact size and location on the lot of the structure or building proposed to be repaired, altered, erected, or moved; and the size, arrangement, number of parking stalls, movement of vehicles, and ingress and egress drives for all off-street parking and loading facilities;
(2) The location of the said lot with respect to existing rights-of-way and adjacent lots;
(3) A letter of certification stating that the lot to be built upon has been accurately surveyed. This requirement may be waived by the Administrative Official in the event lot markers, or pins, have been located; and
(4) Any other information which the Administrative Official may deem necessary for consideration in enforcing the provisions of this subchapter.
(C) The Administrative Official, in cases of permits to alter the interior of any existing structure, may waive any of the requirements set forth in division (B) above.
(D) One copy of the application shall be returned to the applicant, after the Administrative Official has marked such copy as either approved or disapproved and attested to the same by signing said copy of the plans. The Administrative Official, for city records, shall retain one copy of the application similarly marked.
(E) The Administrative Official shall then, if the applicant is approved, issue a signed building permit. If the Administrative Official determines the proposed action would not be in compliance with the provisions of this section, a building permit may not be issued, and the applicant may then appeal the action of the Administrative Official to the Board of Adjustment.
(F) Building permits shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises and visible from a public right-of-way at all times from the beginning until completion of such construction, alteration, or repair.
(G) With application for a building permit, the site must be clearly staked out and/or plans that clearly indicate the structure to be erected or remodeled or alterations of the exiting structure will be examined by the Administrative Official.
(H) The Administrative Official will again examine the site after the completion of the foundation and rafters of the structure and will grant permission to proceed if complied with application.
(Ord. passed - - 2006) Penalty, see § 155.999