(A) Building permits and the building codes.
(1) No structure shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered until a building permit shall have been issued, indicating that the existing or proposed structure and the use of the land comply with this chapter and all building codes.
(2) Building permits shall not be issued unless the proposed improvement meets all of the requirements of the Building Code.
(3) No site preparation work, including rough grading, driveway construction, footing excavation, tree removal, or other physical changes to the site shall occur prior to the issuance of a building permit and other zoning use permits.
(4) Applications for permits as required by this section shall be made to the Zoning Administrator or Building Official on forms to be furnished by that Administrator or Official. The Zoning Administrator or Building Official shall maintain a record of all applications for and all permits issued under this section.
(5) Application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale showing the dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the building, utilities including on-site septic systems and accessory buildings to be erected, the vegetation and major topographic changes and drawings of the improvement in sufficient detail to permit checking against the Building Code, and such other information as the Zoning Administrator or Building Official may reasonably require to determine compliance with this chapter and the Building Code. In some cases, the Zoning Administrator may require a certificate of survey before a building permit will be issued.
(7) All exterior work shall be completed within 180 days of the date of permit issuance.
(8) Permits issued by the Zoning Administrator or Building Official under the provisions of this division and the Building Code shall expire and be null and void if the work authorized by a permit is abandoned or suspended for a period of 120 days or in the event that work is not commenced or completed within the time limitations of division (A)(7) of this section.
(9) The Building Official may, in writing, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter and the Building Code whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any city ordinance, regulation, or code.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 509.01)
(B) Moving permits.
(1) No building or structure which has been wholly or partially erected shall be moved to any other location within the city unless a permit to move the building or structure has been obtained or provided herein. Any such building or structure proposed to be moved shall meet all requirements of the Building Code applicable to a new building or structure.
(2) This division (B) shall not apply to construction sheds, agricultural buildings or temporary structures to be located on a lot for 12 months or less.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 509.02)
(C) Septic permits.
(1) In areas without public sewer facilities, no building permit for any use requiring on-site sewage treatment and disposal shall be issued until a septic permit has first been issued.
(2) A septic permit shall be issued only after proof is furnished by the applicant that a suitable on-site sewage treatment and disposal system can be installed on the site. Such system shall conform to all of the requirements of Chapter 157, including percolation tests and borings.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 509.03)
(D) Grading permits. No person shall do any grading without first having obtained a grading permit from the Zoning Administrator or Building Official except for the following:
(1) Grading in an isolated, self-contained area if there is no danger apparent to private or public property;
(2) An excavation below finished grade for basements and footing of a building, retaining wall or other structure authorized by a valid building permit. This shall not exempt any fill made with the material from such excavation nor exempt any excavation having an unsupported height greater than 5 feet after the completion of the structure;
(3) Cemetery graves;
(4) Refuse disposal sites controlled by other regulations;
(5) Excavations for wells or tunnels or utilities;
(6) Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, stockpiling of rock, sand, gravel, aggregate, or clay where established and provided for by law, provided such operations do not affect the lateral support or increase the stresses in or pressure upon any adjacent or contiguous property;
(7) Exploratory excavations under the direction of soil engineers or engineering geologists;
(8) An excavation which is less than 2 feet in depth or which does not create a cut slope greater than 5 feet in height and steeper than 1-1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical; and/or
(9) A fill less than 1 foot in depth, and placed on natural terrain with a slope flatter than 5 horizontal to 1 vertical, or less than 3 feet in depth, not intended to support structures, which does not exceed 50 cubic yards on any 1 lot and does not obstruct a drainage course.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 509.04)
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 509.05) (Am. Ord. 7555, passed 6-21-2016)