(A) No building or structure within the city shall hereafter be erected, moved, repaired, altered or razed, nor shall any change be made in the use of any building or land without a building permit having been obtained from the Building Inspector.
(B) Satisfactory evidence of ownership of the entire lot shall accompany all applications for permits under the provisions of this chapter. No such building permit shall be issued to erect a building or structure or make any change of use of a building or land unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter and all amendments hereto. Unless construction is started within six months after the date of issuance of a building permit, the building permit shall automatically become void and fees forfeited.
(C) The Building Inspector may reinstate a building permit which has become void for failure to commence construction without payment of further fees in his or her discretion. Fees for inspection and the issuance of permits or certificates, or copies thereof, required or issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be collected by the Building Inspector in advance of issuance. The amount of such fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(D) The Building Inspector shall record all nonconforming uses existing at the effective date of this subchapter for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of § 150.003.
(E) The Building Inspector shall require that all applications for building permits be accompanied by plans and specifications including a plat plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the following:
(1) The actual shape, location and dimensions of the lot drawn to scale;
(2) The shape, size and location of all buildings or other structures upon it, including, in residential areas, the number of dwelling units the building is intended to accommodate; and
(3) Such other information concerning the lot or adjoining land as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of this chapter are being observed. One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Building Inspector after he or she shall have marked such copy either as approved or disapproved. The second copy shall be retained in the office of the Building Inspector.
(F) Upon completion of the work authorized by a building permit, the holder thereof shall seek final inspection thereof by notifying the Building Inspector.
(1979 Code, § 5.132) (Ord. 62, passed 5-16-1978) Penalty, see § 150.999