(a) (1) A building permit shall be issued upon an application in writing to the office of City Clerk on a form or forms provided for the purpose.
(2) This application shall, among other things, disclose the following:
(A) The name of the owner of the lot or tract of ground;
(B) The location of the building or structure;
(C) The building work proposed;
(D) The outside dimensions of the building by floors and dimensions of the basement (if any);
(E) The class of occupancy;
(F) The class of construction;
(G) The kind of materials to be used for walls, floors, ceilings, roofs and foundations;
(H) The estimated cost of the work;
(I) The date work will commence;
(J) Expected date of completion;
(K) Name and address of contractor or contractors doing the work; and
(L) Such other information as may be pertinent to the issuance of the required permit.
(b) (1) An application for a building permit shall be signed by the owner or his or her duly authorized agent, or a building contractor licensed by the city. If the application is made by the owner or his or her agent, it shall contain the name or names of the licensed contractor or contractors doing the work described, or a building permit may be issued to the owner upon his or her application disclosing satisfactory evidence that the proposed work will be performed by the owner, himself or herself and not by a licensed contractor, and likewise subject to the final approval of the Building Inspector for work performed.
(2) If an application for a building permit indicates that it is for commercial or residential roofing services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration or water-proofing, the application shall include the contractor’s name, the contractor’s place of business within the city (and home office if not a resident), the contractor’s state registration number as issued under the State Roofing Registration Act (K.S.A. 50-6,121 et seq.) and shall also be signed by the roofing contractor or contractor’s authorized agent; provided, however, that this division (b)(2) shall not apply to:
(A) An actual owner of commercial or residential property who physically performs, or has employees who perform, roofing services on such owner’s own dwelling or other structures located on the residential property without the assistance of a registered roofing contractor;
(B) To those persons identified in K.S.A. 50-6,129(a)(1) through (a)(8), and amendments there to; or
(C) To an “exempt general contractor”, as defined in K.S.A. 50-6,122, and amendments thereto.
(3) If the application for a building permit indicates that it involves renovation, repairing or painting of a home or child-occupied facility, including day care centers and schools, built before 1978 and will disturb six square feet of painted interior surfaces or 20 square feet of painted exterior surfaces, the contractor performing the services must furnish proof of state certification as a licensed renovation firm or renovator; provided, however, that this division (b)(3) does not apply to a home owner performing work on an owner-occupied residence. In addition, this division (b)(3) does not apply to any other exception or exemption set forth in the State Department of Health and Environment Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, as described in K.A.R. 28-72-1:54 and in 40 C.F.R. pt. 745, and amendments thereto.
(c) Upon approval of the completed application, including, if required, the verification of state roofer registration or other state certification, and a determination that a permit should be issued, the Chief Building Official or his or her assistant shall issue a permit to the owner or contractor authorizing the building work covered by the application. If applicable, the permit shall include the roofer registration number or any other certification or license number issued by the state.
(d) Any permit issued under this section shall be valid and subsisting for a period of not more than six months from the date of issuance unless the permittee shall have commenced, within the period so limited, the building work authorized by such permit.
BUILDING WORK COMMENCED for the purpose of this section shall mean the beginning of building work other than the preparation of plans or the staking out of the building location or the letting of a building contract.