(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 Inspector on forms to be furnished by them. The Zoning Administrator or Building Inspector shall maintain a record of all applications for and all permits issued under this section.
(i) 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 Inspector 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.
(ii) Erosion and sediment control plan. Every applicant must adhere to erosion control measure standards and specifications in strict conformance with the provisions of this chapter and the City’s Engineering and Design Guidelines document. Erosion and sediment control plans shall also be consistent with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit, as amended, and the filing or approval requirements of relevant Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, or other regulatory bodies. No land shall be disturbed until the plan is approved by the City Engineer and conforms to the standards set forth herein.
(iii) Stormwater management plan. Every applicant must adhere to stormwater management standards and specifications in strict conformance with the provisions of this chapter and the City’s Engineering and Design Guidelines document. Stormwater management plans shall also be consistent with the national Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit, as amended, and the filing or approval requirements of relevant Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, or other regulatory bodies. No land shall be disturbed until the plan is approved by the City Engineer and conforms to the standards set forth herein.
(5) No Building permit shall be issued for any improvement which would result in a Use, Building or Structure in violation of this chapter or the Subdivision, shoreland management, floodplain, sanitary sewer disposal, Mining or other City ordinance.
(6) The work for which a Building permit is issued shall commence within 60 days after the date thereof unless an application for an extension of 90 days has been submitted to the Building Inspector and approved by them. The work shall be completed within one year of the date of issuance.
(7) Permits issued by the Zoning Administrator or Building Inspector under the provisions of this section 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)(6) above.
(8) The Building Inspector may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter and the Building Code whenever such permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any City ordinance, regulation or code.
(B) Moving permits. 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 said 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. 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.
(C) Septic permits. 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. 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 52, including percolation tests and borings. Such system shall conform to all of the requirements of the county's on-site subsurface sewage treatment and disposal regulations.
(D) Driveway access permits. A driveway access permit to a public road shall be secured from the public agency with jurisdiction and maintenance responsibilities over the road, prior to the issuance of a Building permit.
(E) Grading. No Person shall do any grading without first having obtained a grading permit from the Building Inspector 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 footings 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 five feet after the completion of such 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 two feet in depth or which does not create a cut slope greater than five feet in height and steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical; or
(9) A Fill less than one foot in depth, and placed on natural terrain with a slope flatter than five horizontal to one vertical, or less than three feet in depth, not intended to support Structures, which does not exceed 50 cubic yards on any one Lot and does not obstruct a drainage course.
(10) All land disturbing activities which disturb more than 50 cubic yards but do not exceed 5,000 cubic yards shall require a grading permit.
(11) Any land disturbing activity which exceeds 5,000 cubic yards shall require a Conditional Use Permit
(F) Sign permits. Sign permits shall be required as stated in § 157.091.