(a) No excavation for a foundation, nor the erection, construction or structural alteration of any building or part of a building or occupancy of streets or alleys with building materials or temporary building for construction purposes shall be undertaken until a permit thereof shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(b) Every application for a building permit or certificate of occupancy for a new dwelling or a new structure intended for the operation of a business shall be accompanied by a plot plan, which plot plan need not be signed or prepared by a registered land surveyor or engineer, but shall be based on a survey made within one year of the date of application of the exterior boundaries of the property made by a registered land surveyor or registered engineer and visibly staked and drawn to scale showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, or altered, the existing and intended use of each building or part, the proposed number of families or housekeeping units, and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Zoning Ordinance. One copy of such plan shall be returned to the applicant when approved by the Code Enforcement Officer along with a copy of building permit, application and a building permit card to be posted at the job site.
(c) Every application for a building permit or a certificate of occupancy for an alteration or an addition to an existing dwelling or structure must meet the same requirements as an application for a permit for a new structure, except the survey of the exterior boundary of the property need not be made within one year of the date of application so long as the exterior property corners are visibly staked and drawn to scale, showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon or altered, the existing and intended use of each building or part, the proposed number of families or housekeeping units, such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance.
(d) One copy of such plans shall be returned to the applicant along with a copy of the building permit application and a building permit card to be posted at the job site.
(e) The Enforcement officer may prescribe reasonable rules and require other information as deemed necessary on the building and occupancy permit forms.
(Ord. 310. Passed 9-16-96.)