(A) General. It shall be unlawful to initiate any development or construction in any district without an appropriate permit. Permits shall be conspicuously posted on premise while work is in progress.
(B) Development and construction. It shall be unlawful to initiate any development, building construction, grading or clearing of land, or to commence the moving, occupying, changing, converting, enlarging or the altering of any building or sign until the Administrator has approved the appropriate permit for the work. See § 151.008. It shall also be unlawful to change or implement previously-approved development plans without first obtaining approval from the city.
(C) Penalty. If work, which in all respects would normally be permitted, is begun without the proper permit(s) having first been obtained, subsequent permit(s) shall be issued after payment of the required fee, plus a penalty equal to the fee. Work illegally begun in other respects shall be issued a “stop work order”, and shall be subject to penalty as described in § 151.999. Additional enforcement action may include the following:
(1) Revocation of any permit; and
(2) The withholding of any related permits, plats, inspections or other permissions, approvals or privileges authorized by any city rules and regulations.
(D) Non-conformity. Work initiated prior to this chapter may, or may not, be non-conforming. See § 151.152(F).
(1985 Code, Art. IV, § 402) (Ord. 99-005, passed 4-13-1999) Penalty, see § 151.999