(A) A permit shall be obtained before beginning erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, building, repair upon, addition to, demolition, residing of any walls or reshingling, reroofing and any other work to any roofs, or causing to be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, demolished, added to, built, reshingled, reroofed or resided any building or structure, or assist in the erection, building, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, addition, demolition, reshingling, reroofing or residing of and to any building or structure, as the latter two terms (building or structure) are defined in this chapter, using forms furnished by the Building Inspector. All permits shall be issued by the Building Inspector, and all fees provided for herein shall be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer. No permit shall be issued until the contract for such building or structure shall have been made and entered into, and the permit shall set forth the price to be paid for such construction, and be signed by both the contractor and owner thereof, or his agent. However, if construction is proposed by the owner without a contractor's services, such owner shall act as both contractor and owner.
(B) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADDITION. Any change to a building that affects the dimensions of a building.
ALTERATION. Any work to modify any existing building or structure from its existing state, but not including repair or routine maintenance thereof.
BUILDING. Any structure, with or without a roof, supported by columns or walls, for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or personal property when any portion thereof is completely separated from every other portion thereof by a division wall, without openings, then each such portion shall be deemed to be a separate building.
DEMOLITION. Any dismantling or intentional destruction or removal of any building or structure.
REPAIR. Any work to reconstruct, restore, or replace any portion of any existing building or structure, but not including any routine interior maintenance thereof, so that upon completion of the work the building or structure is in the same state and condition as it was at the time it was originally constructed or erected.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected that requires location on the ground or attachment to a building or something having location on the ground, including, without limiting the generality thereof, concrete, aggregate and/or asphalt drives, driveways, and parking areas, patios of any type of construction material, roofs and roofing, siding, window installation, garage door installation, interior alterations involving walls and/or partitions, fences and swimming pools and related appurtenances.
(`77 Code, § 60.06) (Am. Ord. 1996-4, passed 4-15-96; Am. Ord. 1998-7, passed 10-19-98; Am. Ord. 2003-7, passed 9-15-03; Am. Ord. 2013-15, passed 1-20-14; Am. Ord. 2015-5, passed 8-17-15)