A. It is unlawful for any person, whether acting as owner, occupant or contractor, or otherwise, to erect, construct, reconstruct or alter, or change the use or occupancy of any building or other structure within the City contrary to any provisions of this title, or without first obtaining a building permit from the building official. No building permit shall be issued by the building official unless a written land use permit has been issued by the Director and, if otherwise required by the provisions of this title, by the Planning Commission or the Mayor.
B. Effective April 1, 2003, it is unlawful for any person, whether acting as owner, occupant or contractor, to fail to obtain a written land use permit from the Director for:
1. The installation of any asphalt, concrete, or other hard surface material or structure on any property, other than walkways, ornamental landscaping features, or for the minor repair of existing legal hard surfaced areas; or
2. The use of, or change of use for, any lot or parcel not involving the erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration of a building or structure; or
3. The installation of any fence over four feet (4') in height within a required yard area, or the installation of any fence within a "sight triangle area" of any lot, as defined in section 7-3-2 of this Code; or
4. The keeping of residential chickens.
C. All applications for building permits or land use permits shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of existing buildings or structures, buildings or structures to be erected and existing buildings or structures on adjacent property and such other information as may be deemed necessary by the building official, or the Director, for the enforcement of this title. Such requirement may be met by submission of a site plan approved pursuant to chapter 4 of this title. A record of such applications and permits shall be kept in the office of the building official.
D. Building permits or land use permits issued on the basis of plans and specifications approved by the building official, the Director, or other approving official or agency, authorizes only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in the approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized in said plans and specifications shall be deemed a violation of this title.
(Ord. 2017-50, 12-19-2017)