(a) Applications for building permits shall be submitted in writing, on forms provided by the City, to the Building Official. 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 the Building Official may require that detailed plans and specifications be submitted in duplicate with the application. The Building Official may require such other information as may be necessary to enable him to determine whether the proposed project meets all requirements of State law, the Codified Ordinances and other ordinances.
(b) When detailed places and specifications are submitted, one set thereof, shall be retained by the Building Official and the other set shall be kept at the location of the work being done pursuant thereto. (1975 Code Sec. 5-6)