(a) An application for permit required by this subchapter shall be submitted to the department of planning and building services in a form as they may prescribe and shall include the information as may be required for a complete understanding of the proposed work and the other information to show full compliance with this chapter and all other laws and ordinances of the city.
(b) Action on application. If the planning and building services official is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of the code and ordinances applicable thereto, the official shall issue a permit therefor as soon as practicable.
(c) Validity of permit. The issuance or granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of this jurisdiction shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on the application, sketch, and site plan or other construction documents shall not prevent the planning and building services official from requiring the correction of errors in the application or other data.
(d) Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is completed within 180 days after its issuance. If an inspection has not been requested after 180 days of permit issuance and the permit has not been extended, the permit shall expire without notice. The planning and building services official is authorized to grant, in writing, one extension of time for a period of not more than 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(e) Suspension or revocation. The planning and building services official is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code wherever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.
(f) Placement of permit. The sign permit or copy shall be kept on file with the applicant until the completion of the project.
(1992 Code, § 37-32) (Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987; Ord. 104-16, passed 10-4-2016; Ord. 15-21, passed 2-2-2021)