(A) No person shall commence or proceed with the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement to another site, removal, or demolition of any building or structure; the installation, extension, or general repair of any plumbing system; the installation, extension, alteration, or general repair of any heating or cooling equipment system; or the installation, extension, alteration, or general repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment, without:
(1) First securing from the Town of Kenly a zoning permit, if applicable, then;
(2) Second securing from the Inspections Department with jurisdiction over the site of the work any and all building permits required by the State Building Code and any other state or local laws applicable to the work.
(B) A building permit shall not be issued by the county Inspections Department without an approved zoning permit from the Town of Kenly being present at the time of application for a building permit. For any work that does not require a zoning permit, the town will verify in writing to the county Inspections Department that a zoning permit is not required.
(C) A building permit shall be in writing and shall contain a provision that the work done shall comply with the State Building Code and all other applicable state and local laws. No permits shall be issued unless the plans and specifications are identified by the name and address of the author thereof, and if the state statutes require the plans for certain types of work be prepared only by a registered architect or registered engineer, no permit shall be issued unless the plans and specifications bear the North Carolina seal of a registered architect or of a registered engineer. When any provision of the state statutes or of any ordinance requires that work be done by a licensed specialty contractor of any kind, no permit for the work shall be issued unless the work is to be performed by such a duly licensed contractor. No permit issued under G.S. Ch. 143, Art. 9 or 9C shall be required for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration costing $5,000 or less in any single-family residence or farm building unless the work involves: The addition, repair, or replacement of load bearing structures; the addition (excluding replacement of same size and capacity) or change in the design of heating, air conditioning, or electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment; the use of materials not permitted by the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code; or the addition (excluding replacement of like grade of fire resistance) of roofing. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(D) No building permit shall be issued pursuant to division (C) of this section for any land-disturbing activity, as defined in G.S. § 113A-52(6), for any activity covered by G.S. § 113A-57, unless an erosion and sedimentation control plan has been approved by the Sedimentation Pollution Control Commission pursuant to G.S. § 113A-54(d)(4) or by a local government pursuant to G.S. § 113A-54(d)(4) or by a local government pursuant to G.S. § 113A-61 for the site of the activity or a tract of land including the site of the activity.
(E) No building permit shall be issued pursuant to division (C) of this section for any land- disturbing activity that is subject to, but does not comply with, the requirements of G.S. § 113A-72.
(F) A city may by ordinance provide that a permit may not be issued under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to a person who owes delinquent property taxes, determined under G.S. § 105-360, on property owned by the person. The ordinance may provide that a building permit may be issued to a person protesting the assessment or collection of property taxes.
(G.S. § 160A-417)