(A) To obtain a building permit, the applicant must file an application therefor on forms to be furnished by the Director of Planning and Development, and every applicant shall complete all information requested on the form.
(B) Each application for a building permit shall be accompanied by two sets of plans and specifications, a plat or sketch of the proposed locations showing lot boundaries, and the work to be done. In addition, a copy of a design release, issued by the State Building Commissioner and the State Fire Marshal, per I.C. 22-15-3-1, shall be provided to the Building Inspector/Director of Planning and Development before issuance of a permit for construction covered by the design release.
(C) (1) The application, plans and specifications filed by an applicant for a building permit shall be checked by the Director of Planning or his or her representative. If the Director of Planning and Development is satisfied that the work described in the application for a building permit and the plans filed therewith, conform to the requirements of this Building Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he or she shall issue a building permit therefor to the applicant.
(2) When the Director of Planning and Development issues the building permit, he or she shall endorse in writing and stamp on plans and specifications the word “approved.” The approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorization by the Director of Planning and Development. All work done under any permit shall be in full compliance with all other ordinances pertaining thereto and, in addition to the fees for permits, there shall be paid the fees prescribed in these ordinances.
(D) In reviewing the applications for improvement location permits for compliance with the requirements of this code, the Director of Planning and Development shall assure that all necessary permits from other state, federal and local agencies have been obtained.
(E) Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the Building Inspector/Director of Planning and Development shall:
(1) Review all building permit applications to determine full compliance with the provisions of this code;
(2) Review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements to determine whether the proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding;
(3) Review building permit applications for major repairs within the floodplain area having special flood hazards to determine that the proposed repair:
(a) Uses construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage; and
(b) Uses construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
(4) Review building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements within the floodplain area having special flood hazards to assure that the proposed construction, (including prefabricated and mobile homes):
(a) Is protected against flood damage;
(b) Is designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure, flood damage; and
(c) Uses construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
(F) No building permit will be issued to a person, firm, corporation or otherwise, that shall cause a violation of I.C. 22-15-3-7.
(Prior Code, § 7-25) (Ord. 74-17, passed 9-9-1974; Ord. 82-7, passed 4-26-1982; Ord. 88-2, passed 3-28-1988)