Application procedure for building permits:
A. An application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the zoning administrator shall prescribe. The application shall contain the full name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the property and, if the owner is a corporate body, of its responsible officer.
B. The application shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property, the agent of either, or the architect, engineer, or builder employed in connection with the proposed work. If such application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the owner in fee, authorizing such application.
C. Nothing in this code shall prohibit the filing of amendments to an application or to a plan or other record accompanying same, at any time before the completion of the work for which the permit was issued. Such amendments shall be filed with, and be deemed a part of, the original application, if approved before the certificate of occupancy has been issued; otherwise, a new application for the alteration shall be made and a new building permit secured.
D. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a plat, in duplicate, drawn to scale and showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the structures to be erected or altered, and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this title. Any variance or conditional use permit which may have been granted for the proposed building, structure, or use, shall be noted upon the application.
E. The zoning administrator shall examine applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. If, after examination, he finds no objections to the same, and it appears that the proposed work will be in compliance with the laws and ordinances applicable thereto, and that the proposed construction or work will be safe, he shall approve such application and issue a permit for the proposed work as soon as practicable. Every permit issued in accordance with these provisions shall have the signature of the zoning administrator or his authorized subordinate affixed thereto. If his examination reveals otherwise, he shall reject such application, note his findings in a written report to be attached to the application, and deliver a copy to the applicant.
F. The zoning administrator may revoke a permit or certificate of occupancy or approval issued, if there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application or plans on which the permit, certificate or approval was based.
G. The zoning administrator may issue a permit for the construction of part of a building or structure before the entire plans and detailed statements of said building or structure have been submitted or approved, provided that adequate information has been submitted for the same, and has been found in compliance with this title.
H. All work performed under a permit issued by the zoning administrator shall conform to the approved application and plans, and approved amendments thereto.
I. It is unlawful to reduce or diminish the area of a lot or plat for which a plot plan has been filed and has been used as the basis for a permit, unless a revised plat plan showing the proposed changes in conditions shall have been filed and approved; however, this shall not apply when the lot is reduced by reason of a street opening or widening or other public improvement.
J. A permit under which no work is commenced within six months after issuance shall expire by limitation, and a new permit shall be secured before work is started. Written notice of the expiration shall be given to the applicant by the zoning administrator at the time the permit is issued.
K. If the work described on the building permit shall not have been substantially completed within one year from the issuance thereof, the permit shall expire and be cancelled by the zoning administrator, who shall furnish written notice of the expiration to the applicant, together with notice that further work as described on the expired permit shall not proceed unless and until a new permit has been issued; provided, however, that for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings, the permit shall extend for such additional period as set forth in the application for the building permit as the time necessary to complete the building.
L. A copy of the permit shall be kept on the premises for public inspection until the completion of the work. The zoning administrator shall require a certified copy of the approved plans to be kept on the premises at all times until the completion of the work.
M. Normal repairs not involving structural alterations may be made without a permit.
N. No building permit shall be issued until an application for a certificate of occupancy for the same property has been filed. Such application shall include the estimated or approximate time of completion of the work for which the building permit was issued.
(Ord. 81-11 Art. XVII § 8(B), 1980).