(a) All work performed under a permit issued by the Superintendent of Building and Zoning Inspection shall confirm to the approved application and plans, and approved amendments thereof, except as provided in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) A permit shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work described therein and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of this Building and Housing Code, nor shall the issuance of a permit prevent the Superintendent thereafter from requiring a correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this Building and Housing Code. A building permit carries with it the right to install any crane, derrick, material elevator, material or office shed in a safe manner, which may be required for temporary use during the erection of the building, except it does not carry the right to use any portion of a street, roadway or any other public property.
(c) Any issued permit becomes invalid unless the work authorized by it shall be commenced within ninety days after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of three months or more after the time the work is commenced. "Commenced", as used herein, means any work initiated for which a permit has been issued and plans therefor have been approved. However, for good cause, an extension of time not to exceed ninety days may be allowed, in writing, by the Superintendent when applied for by the person to whom the permit was issued. The request for an extension of time shall be filed prior to the expiration of the initial permit. Only one such extension shall be granted.
(d) Before any work for which a permit is required is started on a new building or on an addition to an existing building, all boundary line intersections of the site, where the building or addition is to be located, shall be marked with permanent markers, except that if it is not possible to maintain such markers during construction, accurately located offset markers may be used. All markers shall be set so as to be readily located at any time during the construction of the building or structure.
(e) All buildings hereafter constructed shall be set at elevations which will facilitate proper surface water drainage.
(1) The established sidewalk grade shall be shown on all applications to build, where required by the Public Service Department or the City Engineer.
(2) The sewer grade and elevation shall be shown on all applications to build, where required by the Public Service Department or the City Engineer.
(3) Where no sanitary sewer is available at a building site or lot, the building application shall be approved by the Department of Health, showing that the site is suitable for the installation of a septic tank and leaching device, or such sanitary installations as are deemed necessary.
(f) The location of all new construction or additions to existing construction as shown on the approved plot diagram or an approved amendment thereof, shall be strictly adhered to.
(g) No person shall reduce or diminish the area of a lot or plot of which a plot diagram has been filed and used as the basis for a permit, unless a revised plot diagram showing the proposed change in conditions shall have been filed and approved by the Superintendent. However, this does not apply when the lot is reduced by reason of a street opening or widening or other improvement.
(h) The issuance of a building permit shall constitute a certificate of qualification for the named contractor and/or owner. Revocation, suspension or refusal to issue a building permit shall be as specified in Section 1428.24.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)