A Application And Plans: A building permit shall be secured from the zoning administrator on written application, accompanied by plans and specifications in duplicate, which must state the specific nature of the construction or alterations to be made. The plan must be verified by the contractor who will perform or be in charge of the construction or alteration. The zoning administrator shall review and determine whether the proposed construction or alteration conforms to the zoning regulations of the city. (Ord. 2004-2, 8-25-2004)
1 Contractor: Any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or other organization, or any combination thereof, who for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, or other compensation other than wages, undertakes any building, highway, road, excavation or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or any part thereof; provided, that the term "contractor", as used in this chapter, shall include anyone who builds more than one structure on his own property during any one year for the purpose of sale and shall include subcontractors, but shall not include anyone who merely furnishes materials or supplies without fabricating the same into, or consuming the same in the performance of the work of the "contractors" as herein defined.
2 Types Of Contractors: As an illustrative list of contractors subject to the provisions of this chapter, but not in limitation thereof, the following occupations are subject to this chapter: general contractors, specialty contractors of all kinds, such as, but not limited to those engaged in the business of installing, repairing or otherwise performing services in connection with: acoustical tile and roof decking; awnings, storm doors and windows; air conditioning, dry heating, sheet metal; boilers, steam fitting; carpentry; cement and concrete; ceramic tile; cabinet and millwork; composition floor, countertops, tile; carpet; drywall; elevator installation; electrical; excavating and grading; fencing; floor coverings; fire prevention (structural); furnaces and burners; glazing; industrial piping; iron and bronze (ornamental); insulation; landscaping; lathing; lawn sprinklers; masonry; mosaic tile and terazzo; overhead doors; painting and paper hanging; pest control (structural); plastering; plumbing and wet heating; roofing and siding; swimming pool; signs, stone masonry; sewer installation; steel reinforcing and erection; tanks (structural); waterproofing; weatherstripping; welding; wrecking and demolition; wood floor laying and finishing. (1978 Code § 9-432; amd. 1996 Code)
B Variations Of Plan Prohibited: No material variation from the approved plan shall be allowed unless such variations shall first have been approved in writing by the building inspector. (1978 Code § 9-524)
C Approval Of Plan: The application and plans shall be forwarded from the zoning administrator to the building inspector, who shall review the plan to determine whether the proposed construction or alteration conforms to the building codes and ordinances of the city. The building inspector shall return the plans to the zoning administrator within ten (10) days with the statement "approved" if the plans do conform, or "disapproved" if the plans do not conform. If the plans are disapproved, the reasons therefor shall be attached to the plans. On receipt of an approved plan, the zoning administrator shall issue a permit to the applicant, together with one set of the approved plan. One set of the plans shall be retained by the building inspector. The building inspector may revoke at any time a permit which has been issued for any building constructed or being constructed or which would result, if constructed, in violation of any ordinance of the city or the building codes. (Ord. 2004-2, 8-25-2004)
D Records Maintained; Inspection: All persons registered pursuant to this chapter for the privilege of doing business as contractors, and all persons who engage in doing business as contractors, shall maintain records of all services performed by them as contractors within the corporate limits of the city. The records shall disclose the person for whom the services are performed and the contract price or charge made for the services and such other information as the city council may, by regulation, require. The persons shall maintain such records at their office or principal place of business and shall permit officials or agents of the city to inspect said records for the purpose of determining whether or not said persons have complied with the requirements of this chapter. (1978 Code § 9-437)