A. Term Of Permit: Any building permit issued by the building official or building inspector shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. All work contemplated to be done in accordance with the permit shall be completed within that one hundred eighty (180) day period.
B. Expiration: If the project for which the permit was issued remains uncompleted at the time the permit expires, no additional work shall be resumed until a new permit is issued by the building official or building inspector.
C. First Extension: If any portion of the project is completed at the time of expiration, an additional permit shall be issued, without charge, to allow completion. The additional permit shall be good for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days and shall be designated as a first extension.
D. Second Extension: If the project is not completed within the additional one hundred eighty (180) day period, the project shall be abandoned and the site restored to its original condition. Provided, however, if after the expiration of the first extension period, a substantial portion of the work is completed, another one hundred eighty (180) day permit shall be issued for a second extension. If after the expiration of the second extension, the work is not completed, the work will be abandoned and the site restored to its original condition. No further work will be commenced, initiated or continued unless and until an application is presented to, and, after hearing, approved by the City Council. The City Council shall have the right to reject the application, approve, or approve the application with any conditions which it may deem appropriate for the best interest of the citizens of the City.
E. Terms Defined:
BUILDING PERMIT: Shall be synonymous with use permit.
SUBSTANTIAL: Twenty five percent (25%) or more of the projected project.
F. Commercial, Industrial Structures:
1. No building permit for a commercial or industrial structure shall be issued until a plan review has been conducted by the building official. There shall be two (2) types of plan reviews: one review will be for construction purposes and the other shall be for fire and life safety purposes. There shall be no fee for a plan review for commercial and industrial building construction.
2. A fire and life safety plan review shall include, but not be limited to, fire alarm systems, Fire Code compliance, fire sprinkler systems, overhead pressure tests, rough in, fire suppression systems, hose connections, commercial hood fire systems, firewalls and other fire or life safety related construction. There shall be no fee for any fire and life safety plan review.
3. Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of receipt of application shall expire and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) calendar days on request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. Without City Council approval, no application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. (1984 Code § 4-5-1)
G. Civil Penalty: Any person who shall build or commence construction of any building or structure without first obtaining a building permit shall be subject to and shall pay a civil penalty in an amount equal to twice the cost of the permit fee. This fee shall be paid before a permit is issued. (Ord. 576, 12-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014)