(A) Administrative official.
(1) The provisions of this subchapter shall be administered and enforced by the Building Inspector of the city. The Building Inspector or any duly authorized person shall have the right to enter upon any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his or her duties in the enforcement of this subchapter.
(2) Whenever any construction work is being done contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, the Building Inspector may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on the owner or contractor doing or causing the work to be done, and any person shall forthwith stop the work until authorized by the Building inspector to proceed with the work.
(B) Requirements for building permit.
(1) All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by accurate plot plans, submitted in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing:
(a) The actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon;
(b) The exact size and locations on the lot of the buildings and accessory buildings then existing;
(c) The lines within which the proposed building and structure shall be erected or altered;
(d) The existing and intended use of each building and or part of building;
(e) The number of families or housekeeping units the building is designed to accommodate; and
(f) Other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this subchapter. One copy of the plot plans will be returned to the owner when the plans have been approved. All dimensions shown on these plans, relating to the location and size of the lot to be built upon, shall be based on an actual survey by a qualified registered surveyor and the lot shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started. After application for permit is sought in writing on the required form promulgated by the city, the city shall either accept or reject the permit within one week from the filing of same.
(2) Under no circumstances shall any plumbing be done before the building permit is issued, and no plumbing shall be issued before the building permit is issued.
(C) Existing permits and private agreements. This subchapter is not intended to abrogate or annul:
(1) Any permits issued before the effective date of this subchapter; and
(2) Any easement, covenant or any other private agreement.
(D) Newly annexed areas.
(1) Permits in temporary zoned areas. In the area temporarily classified as District R1, no permit for the construction of a building or use of land other than types of buildings or land used allowed in District R1 under this subchapter shall be issued by the Building Inspector until the permit has been specifically authorized by the City Council. Permits for the construction of buildings in a newly annexed territory prior to permanent zoning may be authorized under the following conditions: An application for any use shall be made to the Building Inspector, the application to show the use contemplated, and a plat showing the size and type of building to be constructed; and, if the application is for other than a building allowed in District R1, it shall be referred to the City Council.
(2) Unplatted property. The city shall not approve any plat or any subdivision within the city limits of the city until the area covered by the proposed plat shall have been permanently zoned by the City Council.
(E) Certificate of occupancy and compliance.
(1) No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the City Inspector stating that the building or proposed use of a building or premises complies with the building laws and the provisions of these regulations.
(2) Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or structural alterations of the building shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the City Inspector and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
(3) No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application has been made for a certificate of occupancy and compliance.
(Ord. 3-86, passed 6-12-1986; Ord. 2-7-98, passed 7-9-1998)