(A) Building permits.
(1) No building, fence or other structure shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered until a building permit shall be issued by the Building Administrator stating that the building, fence or other structure and use of land comply with the regulations of the ordinances of the city.
(2) All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot or lots to be built upon, the size of the building, fence or other structure to be erected or structurally altered, its location on the lot or lots in relation to adjoining streets and lot lines, and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of these regulations. A careful record of such applications and plot plans shall be kept in the office of the Building Administrator.
(3) A building permit is valid for the following time period:
(a) Less than 4,000 square feet = one year.
(b) More than 4,000 square feet = two years.
(c) For just cause, as determined by the Building Administrator, with the advice and consent of the License, Permit, and Zoning Committee Chairperson and the Mayor, a building permit may be extended once for six months. The application for extension must be submitted in writing at least ten days before the expiration of the initial building permit.
(B) Certificate of compliance. No building or structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied and used until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Building Administrator. The certificate of compliance shall be issued only after the Building Administrator makes a finding that the building or structure has been erected or structurally altered in conformance with the provisions herein and other health and building laws and in accordance with a building permit.
(C) Certificates of compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection and alterations of such building have been satisfactorily completed. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Administrator and copies furnished on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
(D) Certificate of continued occupancy of non-conforming uses. Certificates for the continued occupancy of non-conforming uses existing at the time of passage of this chapter, or made non- conforming by this chapter shall state that the use is a non-conforming one and does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. The Building Administrator shall notify the owners of the property being used as a non-conforming use and shall furnish said owner with a certificate of occupancy for such non- conforming use.
(E) Continuance of existing uses. Nothing herein shall prevent the continuance of the present lawful occupancy or lawful use of any existing building or zoning lot, except as may be necessary for the safety of life and property and except as provided herein.
(F) Administrative occupancy permits. No dwelling unit shall be occupied as a community residence until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Administrator. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a community residence unless:
(1) The community residence is located at least 1,000 feet from any existing community residence, as measured from lot line to lot line; and
(2) (a) The applicant demonstrates that it has either obtained or is eligible for state or local licensing or certification to operate the proposed community residence, or that the proposed community residence is licensed or certified or eligible for licensing or certification.
(b) The Building Administrator may revoke a certificate of occupancy for a community residence if its license or certification, or the operator's license or certification to operate community residences, is revoked. A certificate of occupancy is not transferable to another operator or to another location. (Changed by Ordinance #90-38).
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88; Am. Ord. 04-07, passed 3-8-04; Am. Ord. 14-15, passed 7-14-14) Penalty, see §
151.999