(A) Permit required. No building or other structure shall be built, enlarged, altered or moved without a building permit issued by the City Clerk as follows:
(1) Whenever changes to a building or other structure alter the outside appearance;
(2) Whenever changes will amount to more than $3,000 in cost; and
(3) Whenever a building or structure is to be moved from without the city to a location within the city or from one location in the city to another location within the city.
(B) Application for permit; information.
(1) Permit required. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity shall construct, locate or relocate mobile homes or construct, or cause to be constructed, any structure or substantial improvement (a SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT is an improvement other than routine maintenance and repair and an improvement greater than $1,000) to any structure (residential, industrial, commercial or otherwise) without first obtaining a permit to construct or relocate the same from the town building code officer.
(2) Exemption from permit. Any building construction started before the effective date hereof shall be exempt from the building permit requirements hereof. For purposes of this division (B), building construction shall be considered as started on all buildings where the foundation footings have been dug.
(3) Application must be filed. No building permit shall be issued until the applicant files an application stating the location, type and size of the structure to be erected, constructed, repaired or relocated, and attach thereto a plan in duplicate.
(4) Application contents. All applications for building permits shall be provided in duplicate, drawn to scale and showing exact dimensions of all lots, buildings and structures. Said plan shall depict to scale the lot lines, floor plan, lowest floor elevation (including basement), location of building on the lot, setback lines, easements, rights-of-way, north arrow, scale, existing and/or proposed uses, number of dwelling units and lot areas, and such other information as the building code officer may require shall be furnished. The town building code officer shall review this permit application and approve or disapprove the permit within five working days. One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the administrative officials. After they have marked such copy, either as approved or disapproved and attested to same by their signature on such copy, one copy of the plans similarly marked shall be retained by the administrative officials.
(5) Preparation of plans. New nonresidential, new commercial and commercial building additions require plans prepared by a design professional licensed in the state and bearing the professional’s statutory stamp and signature.
(6) Filing of application. All applications for building permits shall be considered filed with the building code officer by the filing of the same with the City Clerk who shall deliver such applications to the Building Code officer. No permit shall issue by the City Clerk without express approval by the Building Code officer.
(C) Issuance of permit; fee schedule. If the application is in accordance with the requirements of the ordinances and laws, the City Clerk shall issue the permit upon the payment by the applicant of a building permit fee which may be set by motion or resolution of the City Council. A current copy of the fee schedule shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 9-1-5) (Ord. 744A, passed 8-20-2013)