§ 161.071 VIOLATIONS.

   Property owners who are in violation of the provisions set forth in §§ 161.065 through 161.071 as of the date of its adoption shall have until December 31, 2020 to bring a property and/or a shipping container into full compliance with the provision set forth in §§ 161.065 through 161.071.

(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-109.9)

ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT - BUILDING PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF ZONING COMPLIANCE

§ 161.085 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

   (A)   The City Manager shall administer and assign duties to other persons in the City’s service at his discretion.

   (B)   If the City Manager or his designated official finds that any of the provisions of this ordinance are being violated, he shall provide for notice in writing to the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures, removal of illegal buildings or structure or of illegal additions, alterations, structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this ordinance to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.

(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-110.1)

§ 161.086 BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED.

   (A)   No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit therefore. No building permit shall be issued by the Building Department except in conformity with provisions of this ordinance, unless he receives a written order from the City Manager after approval of the City Council or Board of Appeals in the form of an administrative review, conditional use or variance as provided by this ordinance.

   (B)   No premises within the City of Mt. Vernon shall be improved for parking or parking lot purposes, whether for surface parking or by a parking structure, unless and until a building permit shall have been issued therefor as required and provided by §§ 161.365 through 161.378 of this Ordinance and the requisite fee paid therefor.

(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-110.2)

§ 161.087 APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT.

   (A)   All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by plans in triplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration. The application shall include such other information as lawfully may be required by the Building Department, including existing or proposed building or alteration; existing or proposed uses of the building or land; the number of families, housekeeping units or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be necessary to determine conformance with, and provide for the enforcement of this ordinance.

   (B)   One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Building Department, marked either as approved or disapproved and attested to same by his signature. The original and one copy of the plans, similarly marked, shall be retained by the administrative official.

(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-110.3)