10-1-3: PERMITS IN ADVANCE OF WORK:
   A.   Permit Required: It is hereby required that a permit be obtained in advance and all other requirements of this title be complied with whenever a building or structure, or parts or appurtenances thereof, such as water supply, sewage disposal, plumbing installation and electrical installation, which are regulated by this title, or a utility shed, is erected, installed, altered, converted, remodeled, structurally repaired, moved, demolished or changed.
   B.   Foundations: No permit may be issued for the construction of a building foundation exclusive of the permit for the construction of the building to which the foundation relates.
(1987 Code § 7-2)