(A) Any person required to have a building permit shall submit a complete application to the Building Commissioner.
(B) This application shall be submitted on a form prepared by the Building Commissioner, and shall contain the following:
(1) Information that the Building Commissioner determined to be necessary to locate and contact the applicant;
(2) A clear and understandable copy of detailed plans and specifications drawn to scale which indicate in a precise manner the nature and location of all work to be accomplished;
(3) A plot plan drawn to scale; provided, however, such plot plan shall not be required in the instance where all such construction is to occur entirely within an existing structure. This plot plan shall reflect the location of the structure in relation to existing property lines, and shall show streets, curbs and sidewalks, and proposed changes or additions to such streets, curbs and sidewalks;
(4) If required by Indiana law or any rule of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, a copy of a design release for the work to be done that has been issued by the State Building Commissioner and the State Fire Marshal pursuant to I.C. 22-15-3; and
(5) Any additional information that the Building Commissioner finds to be necessary to determine that the construction will conform to all applicable building laws and will not violate any other applicable ordinances or laws.
(C) The fee for each building permit, to include one site visit by the Building Commissioner for the purpose of issuing the permit, shall be:
(1) Forty dollars for a residential permit;
(2) One hundred dollars, plus any costs incurred by the town, for a business permit; and
(3) Fifty dollars for a mobile home park.
(D) For each successive visit by the Building Commissioner to the building site for the purpose of issuing a building permit, a visit fee of $15 per visit shall apply.
(E) For each subcontractor employed by a general contractor for the purpose of constructing a new building, a subcontractor fee of $15 shall apply.
(F) If any building or structure is constructed by a person who has not obtained a building permit, the fees indicated in divisions (C), (D), and (E) of this section shall be doubled.
(G) Application for a building permit shall be made by the person entitled to obtain the permit or by an employee or agent of that person. The Building Commissioner may require that such an employee or agent provide written authority to apply for a permit.
(H) It shall be the sole responsibility of the person required to have a building permit to determine the proper location of all utilities provided by the town that will serve each building for which a permit is required.
(I) In the event that any structure is constructed over a utility line, it shall be the sole responsibility of the person required to have a building permit for the structure to pay the cost of re-routing the utility.
(Ord. 2005-04, passed 8-23-05; Am. Ord. 2010-02, passed 3-16-10)