(A) When required. It shall not be lawful to construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish, or to commence the construction, alteration, removal or demolition of a building or structure, that involves structural alteration without first filing with the Building and Zoning Administrator an application in writing and obtaining a formal permit.
(B) Form. An application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the Building and Zoning Administrator may prescribe. The application shall be made by the owner or lessee, or agent of either, or the architect, engineer or builder employed in connection with the proposed work. If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by a duly verified affidavit of the owner in fee, or the person making the application that the proposed work is authorized by the owner in fee and that the person making the application is authorized to make the application. The application shall contain the full names and addresses of the applicant and of the owner, and, if the owner is a corporate body, of its authorized agent. The application shall describe briefly the proposed work and shall give additional information as may be required by the Building and Zoning Administrator for an intelligent understanding of the proposed work. The application shall be accompanied by payment of fees as the Council may determine from time to time.
(C) Plans. Application for permits shall be accompanied by drawings of the proposed work, drawn to scale, including such plans, sections, elevations and structural details, as the Building and Zoning Administrator may require.
(D) Site plan. There shall also be filed a site plan in a form and size suitable for filing permanently with the permit record, drawn to scale, with all lot and building dimensions shown, designating accurately the size and exact location of all proposed new construction or, in the case of demolition, of such construction as is to be demolished, and of all existing buildings.
(E) Amendments. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the filing of amendments to an application or to a plan or other record accompanying same, at any time before the completion of the work for which the permit was sought. The amendments, after approval, shall be filed with and be deemed a part of the original application.
(F) Completion of existing buildings. Nothing contained in these regulations shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designated use of a building, for which a valid permit has been issued or lawful approval given before the effective date of these regulations; provided, however, construction shall be completed within 1 year after the effective date of these regulations.
(G) Action on application. It shall be the duty of the Building and Zoning Administrator to examine applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. If, after examination, the Building and Zoning Administrator finds no objection to the same and it appears that the proposed work will be in compliance with the laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the Building and Zoning Administrator shall approve the application and issue a permit for the proposed work as soon as practicable. If the examination reveals otherwise, the Building and Zoning Administrator will reject the application, noting the findings in a report to be attached to the application and delivering a copy to the applicant.
(H) Condition of the permit. All work performed under a permit issued by the Building and Zoning Administrator shall conform to the approved application and plans and approved amendments thereof. The location of all new construction as shown on the approved plot diagram, or an approved amendment thereof, shall be strictly adhered to. It shall be unlawful to reduce or diminish the area of a lot or plot of which a plot diagram has been filed and has been used as the basis for a permit, unless a revised plot diagram showing the proposed change in conditions shall have been filed and approved; provided that this shall not apply when the lot is reduced by reason of a street opening or widening or other public improvement.
(I) Posting of permit. A copy of the permit shall be kept on the premises open to public inspection during the prosecution of the work and until the completion of same.
(J) Expiration of a permit. A permit shall expire if the work covered by the permit is not completed within the following period.
(1) Miscellaneous permits – 6 months from the date of permit issuance.
(2) Single family residential and multi-family residential building permits – 1 year from the date of permit issuance.
(3) Commercial – 2 years from the date of permit issuance.
(K) Extension of a permit. An extension may be granted by the city because of delays resulting from fire, windstorm or other circumstances beyond the applicant's control; provided, however, that the total duration of all extensions granted shall not exceed 6 months. If no extension is granted and the work is not completed, the applicant shall be required to apply for a new permit under the provisions of this chapter. No permit fees shall be refunded because of the expiration of any permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. Where the construction process is expected to exceed the allotted completion time, a schedule of completion shall be provided at the time of application for permit.
(L) Revocation.
(1) The Building and Zoning Administrator may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions of these regulations in case:
(a) There has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based; or
(b) Construction, alterations, repairs, removal or demolition, do not proceed in accordance with the statement or plans submitted to the Building and Zoning Administrator when the permit or approval was issued.
(2) If a builder or owner continues to construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish a structure after the building permit has been revoked, the party responsible shall be held in violation of these regulations and shall be subject to the penalties as provided in § 10.99.