(A) No person shall commence or proceed with:
(1) The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of any building or structure;
(2) The installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any plumbing system;
(3) The installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any heating and cooling system; or
(4) The installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment, without first securing from the Inspection Department any and all permits required by the State Building Code and other state and local laws applicable to the work.
(B) Any permit shall be in writing and shall contain a provision that the work done shall comply with the State Building Code and all other applicable state and local laws. No permit shall be issued unless the plans and specifications are identified by the name and address of the author thereof, and if the General Statutes of North Carolina require that plans for certain types of work be prepared only by a registered architect or a registered engineer, no permit shall be issued unless the plans and specifications bear the state seal of a registered architect or of a registered engineer. When any provision of the General Statutes of North Carolina or of any ordinance requires that work be done by a licensed specialty contractor of any kind, no permit for work shall be issued unless the work is to be performed by a duly licensed contractor. No permit shall be issued to any person or corporation who has failed after notice to remedy defective work or to otherwise comply with the code of the village, the regulatory codes adopted therein, or the laws of the state.
(1) Work without required permits. If any person, firm or company starts work or construction prior to obtaining a permit required by the municipal code of the village, the State Building Code or State Statutes, a penalty of double the required fee shall be assessed and collected.
(2) Permit fee paid when no work done. The Chief Building Inspector may authorize the refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued.
(3) Permit fee erroneously paid or collected. The Chief Building Inspector may authorize the refunding of any fee paid which was erroneously paid or collected due to administrative error by the Inspection Department.
(1986 Code, § 9-2.6) (Ord. passed 10-20-1980; Ord. 90-30, passed 10-15-1990) Penalty, see § 150.99