(A) Required. Before proceeding with the erection, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any building or structured in the Village, a permit for such erection, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal shall first be obtained by the owner or their agent from the Building Director, and it shall be unlawful to proceed with the erection, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any building or of any structural part thereof within the Village unless such permit shall first have been obtained from the Building Director.
(B) Time limit extension fee. If after a permit has been granted, the operations called for by the permit shall not be begun within 90 days after the date thereof, or if such operations are not completed within 1 year from the date thereof, such permit shall be void, and no operations thereunder shall be begun or completed until an extended permit shall be taken out by the owner or their agent. A fee of 20% of the original cost of permit shall be charged for such extended permit.
(C) Ordinary repairs.
(1) A permit is not required for ordinary repair work incidental to the upkeep of a building or structure; provided there is not contemplated or involved any change in the classification or any increase in the fire hazard thereof; nor the removal or installing of any external wall; nor the removal of any supporting wall, column, post, truss, girder or beam; nor installing, closing or changing any stair, stair-hall, fire escape, scuttle, skylight, door, window or other means of communication, ingress, egress, ventilation or for the admission of sunlight; nor changing the number, location or connections of the fixtures, traps, vents, waste, soil or drain pipes of the plumbing system; nor changing the number, location or connections of the fixtures of the lighting system; nor changing to a different system of lighting or ventilating; nor recovering of roofs or the renewing of the exterior woodwork of any frame building, structure or portion thereof.
(2) Before such repairs shall be made notification thereof by the contractor shall be filed with the Building Director if the cost of such work exceeds $1,000.
(D) Application; issuance of permit. Applications for a building permit shall be made by the owner or their agent to the Building Director. When such application is made, plans in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the Village’s Fire Prevention Code and all other applicable provisions of this Code or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the Village shall be filed with the Building Director. Unless the application pertains to a building used exclusively for residential purposes which contains not more than 2 dwelling units, the Building Director shall refer the plans for review to the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall review the plans for the purpose of determining whether the plans are in conformity with the Village’s Fire Prevention Code. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall thereafter notify the Building Director whether the plans are or are not in conformity with the Village’s Fire Prevention Code. If the plans are determined to be in conformity with the Village’s Fire Prevention Code, or if review of the plans by the Bureau of Fire Prevention is not required under the provisions of this section, the Building and Code Enforcement Department shall review the plans to determine whether they are in conformity with all other applicable codes, ordinances, rules and regulations. If the plans are in conformity with the Village’s Building Code, Fire Prevention Code, if applicable, and all other applicable codes, ordinances, rules and regulations, then the Building Director shall issue a building permit and shall apply to such plans a final official stamp, stating that the drawings to which the stamp has been applied comply with the terms of this chapter, the Village’s Fire Prevention Code, if applicable, and to all other applicable codes, ordinances, rules and regulations. The plans so stamped shall then be returned to the applicant, along with a copy of the building permit. True copies of so much of the plans as may be required in the opinion of the Building Director and the Village’s Fire Prevention Officer to illustrate the features of construction and equipment of the building referred to shall be filed with the Building Director and shall remain on file in their office for a period of 6 months after the occupation of the building or structure for which the permit was issued. After the 6 month period expires, the drawings shall be returned to the person who provided the drawings to the Building Director upon request. It shall not be obligatory upon the Building Director to retain such drawings in their custody for more than 6 months after the occupation of the building or structure for which the permit was issued.
(1997 Code, § 23.11) (Ord. CO-08-95, passed 10-12-1995; Am. Ord. C0-00-23, passed 12-4- 2000; Am. Ord. CO-09-27, passed 10-6-2009; Am. Ord. CO-2021-21, passed 8-17-2021)