(A) Application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a lot plat in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the name of the applicant, the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon as shown by a survey, the size, shape and location of the building to be erected, the location of water and sanitary sewage connections, the provisions for stormwater drainage and other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Applications for permits shall be accompanied by the drawings of the proposed work, drawn to scale, including floor plans, sections and elevations and other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to examine applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. If, after examination, he or she finds that the proposed work will be in compliance with the laws and ordinances applicable thereto, he or she shall approve the application. If examination reveals otherwise, he or she shall reject the application, and so inform the applicant to the reasons for his or her rejection.
(C) One copy of the layout or plot plan shall be returned, when approved by the Building Inspector, together with the permit to the applicant, upon the payment of a fee based upon the current schedule as adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees of the village. The fee schedule shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the village during normal working hours.
(D) A building permit under which no work is commenced within six months after issuance shall expire by limitation. A copy of the building permit shall be kept on the premises during prosecution of the work and until completion of same. All construction work shall be completed within one year of issuance of the permit.
(E) The Building Inspector may revoke a permit issued under these provisions in the case that there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to material facts in the application, or if construction does not proceed in accordance with the building permit provisions. Continuation of construction activities after revocation of a permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(F) Construction activities shall fully comply with the building permit provisions and the approved construction plans. The construction activities shall not deviate from the approved plans without first obtaining an amendment to the building permit.
(G) Amendments to a plat, building plans, application or other documents accompanying the building permit may be filed at any time before the completion of the work for which the permit is sought or issued. The amendments shall be deemed part of the original building permit application and shall be filed therewith. Work shall not proceed until a building permit has been issued for the amended application. In the event that an amendment is made to the application when construction work is already underway, the applicant shall cease all construction activities and shall not proceed with the construction work until a revised building permit has been issued.
(H) These activities shall not commence without a building permit:
(1) Construct an addition to a structure;
(2) Construct, demolish or move a structure;
(3) Make a change of use within a structure or on a lot or tract of land;
(4) Install or alter any equipment or structure which is regulated by this chapter;
(5) Alter the location of a lot line which affects an existing structure or alters the dimensions of an existing lot;
(6) Extend, expand, change or re-establish any nonconforming use;
(7) Construct or install a sign as regulated by this chapter;
(8) Construct a swimming pool as regulated by this chapter;
(9) Construct, alter or establish an accessory building or accessory use as regulated by this chapter; and
(10) Construct use alterations to a building or structure.
(I) All applications for building permits for commercial and industrial uses, building involving public assembly and multi-family residential buildings involving four or more units on the same zoning lot shall include construction plans for the structure and other facilities to be constructed. The construction plans shall be sealed by a state licensed architect, or state structural engineer and/or state professional engineer. The architect and/or engineer shall provide a statement indicating compliance of the plans with the State Plumbing Code (latest edition), the current state and federal requirements for disabled accessibility and other local, state and federal code requirements and regulations as may be applicable.
(J) All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by complete applications for a driveway permit, a water system connection permit, a sanitary sewer system connection permit and all other related and associated permits, which pertain to the proposed development activity. No building permit shall be issued if any other permit application is incomplete, or if the application or connection fee associated with the related application has not been paid in full. Any application for a building permit, which is not accompanied by all related permit applications and fees shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be processed by the Building Inspector.
(K) If the Building Inspector receives an incomplete application, he or she shall attempt to contact the applicant and inform the applicant that the application is incomplete, and give the applicant an opportunity to provide the missing information, documentation and/or fees. The applicant shall have ten calendar days thereafter to provide the missing materials. If the application remains incomplete after ten days, the Building Inspector shall reject the application, and so inform the applicant.
(L) Building permit fees.
Type | New Fee |
Type | New Fee |
Residential Building Permit | $0.09/GSF* |
Accessory buildings, garages, or room additions | $0.09 GSF or $50 minimum |
Driveway and/or approach | $35 |
Porch | $50 |
Deck | $50 |
Patio | $50 |
Pool | $50 |
Fence | $75 |
Pool and fence | $100 |
* Gross Square Feet - The sum of all areas of an enclosed building as measured from the outside faces of its exterior walls. Exclude any areas having less than a six-foot mean ceiling height and no walkable floor. Round up GSF to the nearest whole number.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 15-02-01, passed 3-25-2015; Ord. 18-02-05, passed 2-27-2018)