(a) All buildings or structures which will have a value when completed of more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be built according to plans and specifications prepared by an architect registered to practice architecture in the State of Ohio at the time the plans are submitted to the Building Inspector, which plans and specifications shall be signed and sealed by him or her.
(b) All plans and specifications required to be prepared by a registered architect and submitted to the Building Inspector for his or her approval shall be accompanied by a certificate of the registered architect stating for whom the plans and specifications were prepared, the location at which the building or structure is to be constructed, the date of the plans and specifications, and that they were prepared by such registered architect personally or by employees in his or her office or organization under his or her personal supervision.
(c) All proposed additions and remodeling shall be accompanied by photos of existing facilities.
(d) Heating and plumbing plans and specifications shall be prepared by a mechanical engineer registered and practicing in the State of Ohio and shall be submitted to the Building Inspector with his or her certificate stating for whom the plans and specifications were prepared, the date, the location of the building or structure and that they were prepared by him or her personally or by employees in his or her office or organization under his or her personal supervision.
(e) Electrical plans and specifications shall be prepared by an architect or an electrical engineer. Plans and specifications for power distribution systems shall be prepared only by an electrical engineer. Both shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for his or her approval. (Ord. 1992-101. Passed 1-14-92.)
(f) When preparing drawings under authority of this section, the architect shall include on such drawings the floor area, in square feet, of the building or structure in question, and of each accessory building or structure, as well as the footprint, i.e. the area, in square feet, of each building or structure on the ground.