(a) Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any building or other structure, or proceeding with any work for which a fee is provided in this chapter, a permit shall first be obtained by the owner or his or her authorized agent from the Building Commissioner. The application shall be made in writing and upon printed forms furnished by the Building Commissioner. It shall, when required by the Building Commissioner, except for removals, be accompanied by two complete sets of plans and/or working drawings conforming to at least the requirements of Sections 1353.02 and 1353.03. When plans and drawings are found to conform to the requirements of this Building Code, the Building Commissioner shall issue a permit, except as otherwise provided by ordinance or statute, which permit shall be effective for one year from the date of its issuance. One copy of the plans shall remain on file with the records of the Building Commissioner until the completion of the building or structure, when the same will be returned to the contractor or owner or his or her agent. If no request for the return of plans is made, within three months after the building is completed or work completed for which plans were submitted, the Building Commissioner may destroy them.
(b) On or after September 17, 2001, the Building Commissioner shall not issue permits to any contractor for the performance of heating, ventilation or air conditioning work; refrigeration work; plumbing work; electrical work or hydronics work pertaining to either residential or commercial structures unless the contractor holds a current valid license for such work from the Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board (OCIEB) pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4740. Such contractor must show proof of a valid, unexpired OCIEB license. Any permit issued hereunder shall be void upon expiration, suspension or revocation of the OCIEB license.
(c) Application for a permit by contractors shall be made to the Building Department on a form provided by the department and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, telephone number and tax identification number of the applicant. No post office box address or answering service address and answering phone number shall be used unless such fact is disclosed and accompanied by a legal address and primary phone number.
(2) When the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other business association, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all partners and officers shall be provided.
(3) The names of all persons employed by the applicant who are authorized to obtain permits in the name of the applicant.
(4) Any other information deemed necessary by the Commissioner.
(d) The Building Commissioner may refuse to issue or revoke any permit under provisions of this chapter for good cause, including but not limited to one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining a permit;
(2) The use of the permit by the applicant for work to be performed by a contractor or builder other than him or herself;
(3) Failure to abate a violation or noncompliance with any provision of any applicable code or ordinance of the City within the time specified in the written notice of such violation or noncompliance at any time by applicant, and for any project undertaken;
(4) Commencing work for which a permit is required without first obtaining such permit;
(5) Abandonment or failure to perform, without justification, any project undertaken by the contractor;
(6) Failure to honor any written warranties or guarantees with regard to any project in the City;
(7) Engaging in a course of conduct calculated to induce owners and/or tenants of property or their authorized agents, to enter into a contractual relationship for labor and/or materials through misrepresentation of labor costs or through misrepresentation that the materials and/or specifications used comply with all applicable ordinances of the City; or
(8) Other acts not specifically set forth, when, in the determination of the Building Commissioner, such acts are detrimental to the general welfare of the citizens of the City.
(e) The Building Commissioner shall notify the applicant in writing by certified and regular mail of any denial to issue a permit or the voiding of a permit already issued. The applicant shall have ten days after any such action is taken by the Commissioner to file a written notice of appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to the procedure set out in Section 1154.06 of these Codified Ordinances. The fee for such an appeal shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Ord. 2001-69. Passed 11-9-01.)