(A) Immediately prior to the pouring of the footings for the foundation of any dwelling, building or building addition, including decks, swimming pools and fences the builder shall have performed a field survey by a registered professional land surveyor/engineer that clearly marks with surveyor stakes the precise location of the planned dwelling, building or building addition and a prepared site plan indicating field work submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
(B) No construction on the planned dwelling or building or building additions shall begin until the Zoning Administrator or the Building Inspector has verified that the field survey required pursuant to this section has been performed and that the proposed dwelling, building or building addition is in compliance with all city ordinances and codes.
(C) No work shall be performed in placing the dwelling, building or building addition in its final resting place until the field survey with accompanying surveyor stakes has been completed and inspected by the Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator.
(D) If the Building Inspector or Zoning Administrator in their sole discretion determine that this section has not been complied with or is not being complied with, then a stop-work order shall issue immediately preventing any work from being conducted on the premises.
(E) The Building Inspector and/or Zoning Administrator shall at their sole discretion require a field survey to be performed at any time during construction to verify lot lines, building locations and/or building setback distances.
(F) This section is to be consistent with and in addition to the State Building Code and is not meant to supplant any requirements of that code.
(G) Any surveys required by this section shall be at the sole expense of the builder and/or owner.
(H) If there is physical evidence of the property corners and/or property lines that clearly defines the limits of the property, the Building Inspector or Zoning Administrator may waive the requirements for a new survey and allow a site plan to be prepared using the existing defined limits. Evidence can include survey markers, curb notches, monuments, railroad spikes, iron pins, trees and fences without supporting survey be previous survey drawings (trees and fences without supporting survey documents are not acceptable as proof of location). The submitted site plan shall accurately show the property lines, existing buildings and construction to scale.
(1992 Code, § 150.05) (Ord. 26-94, passed 8-18-1994; Ord. 03-2004, passed 5-4-2004)