(a) A floor plan of the facility, drawn to scale, with a description of rooms, showing their size, door locations and fixed equipment therein, shall be on file with the facility, the Building Department and the Fire Prevention Bureau.
(b) A facility shall not be constructed, and no major alterations shall be undertaken, without first obtaining a construction permit from the Building Department after compliance with all applicable statutes and ordinances, including this chapter.
(c) The owner or governing body of a proposed facility shall submit plans of the proposed facility to the Director of the Department of Welfare for review and approval prior to the initiation of any construction project, including modernization or conversion of an existing structure or addition to an existing structure. The purpose of the review is to require that the proposed facility be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable laws.
(d) A major alteration is deemed to be an extensive structural alteration of an existing building area involving significant changes in the interior configurations or intended use by the moving of partitions of a number of rooms and involving an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Removal of the partitions between two adjacent rooms to provide additional room space is not deemed to be a major alteration, unless it exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in cost, multiple changes are to be made for a changed use of an entire wing or area and extensive plumbing and electrical wiring changes are required.
(Ord. 1978-72. Passed 10-18-78.)