(a) No person shall, within the town, move any house or other building over any public street, sidewalk or public grounds, or demolish any building or other structure, or erect, construct, install, repair alter or enlarge any building or other structure or any electrical wiring/electrical services and/or upgrade, apparatus or appliance, any gas system, apparatus or appliance or any plumbing system or fixture which is or is to become a part of any building or structure, except pursuant to a town building permit first issued to him or her for such purpose.
(b) Applications for building permits shall be submitted in writing, on forms provided by the town, to the Building Inspector. Each such application shall state the location of the proposed project, the character, design and purpose thereof, the materials proposed to be used and the manner in which the work shall be done, and submitted with the application. The Building Inspector may require such other information as may be necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the proposed project meets all requirements of state law, the codified ordinances and other ordinances.
(c) Each application shall be accompanied by any permit fee which may be required for the issuance of the permit applied for.
(d) Upon the filing of a proper application for a building permit, the Building Inspector shall proceed to determine whether the proposed project, if undertaken and completed according to the statements contained therein and in any accompanying plans, specifications or other papers, would meet all requirements of state law, this code and other ordinances, and he or she may refer any part or all of such application and accompanying papers to the Fire Chief and to other town and county officers whose authority extends to any subject covered therein for their comments and recommendations; and, to enable those officers and the Building Inspector to make proper findings, each shall have authority to inspect premises which are the subject of such applications, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to the owners and occupants, and in compliance with all applicable provisions of law.
(e) The Building Inspector shall issue a building permit, when properly applied for upon the payment of any fee which may be required, upon determination by him or her that the proposed project, if undertaken and completed according to the statements contained in the application and in any accompanying plans, specifications and other papers, would meet all requirements of state law, the codified ordinances and other ordinances, and he or she shall deny a permit when he or she determines that such requirements would not be met; provided that, the Building Inspector may permit any application to be amended by the applicant so as to meet such requirements. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building or structure, shall have been paid.
(f) Building permits shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Building Inspector, unless otherwise provided by the rules and regulations of Council promulgated pursuant to this article, in either case, the application for each building permit, together with its accompanying plans, specifications and other papers, if any, as approved by the Building Inspector, shall be deemed to be an integral part of the permit.
(g) (1) Any permit with the estimated cost to complete the project valued at less than $50,000 and issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within three months and completed within six months from the issue date of the permit.
(2) Any permit with an estimated cost of $50,000 or more which is not completed six months from the date of issuance shall automatically be granted a one-time renewal for another six-month period, making the original permit valid for a total of one year.
(3) If an issued permit expires prior to completion of the work for which it was authorized, a new permit shall be obtained for the remainder of the project and the fee therefor shall be the standard fee for the cost of the remainder of the project. Once a new permit is issued, the six-month work period shall begin anew.
(h) There is no requirement for a building permit for flooring, painting or minor landscaping unless a contractor or handyman is performing this service.
(Ord. passed 8-8-2006; Ord. passed 3-13-2007; Ord. passed 5-22-2007; Ord. passed 9-25-2007; Ord. 2020-03, passed 12-8-2020)