(A) Application shall be made by the owner or his agent on forms provided by the Building Department. Such other plans and specifications shall be submitted that provide sufficient information for the Building Official to determine that the proposed work complies with all applicable codes.
(1) The applicant is responsible for submitting all information describing proposed work. It is not the responsibility of the Building Official to specify designs, details and/or equipment to meet code requirements. Plans shall be legible and drawn to scale. In no event shall plans showing construction details, except site plans, be drawn at a scale of less than inch equal one foot. In any event, if submitted plans lack legibility, a larger scale plan will be required.
(2) Complete plans (building, mechanical, gas, plumbing and electric) for the entire proposed project and specifications shall be submitted online with the application form. Fees shall be determined by the Department and an invoice sent via email for payment before plans are reviewed.
(3) Plans and specifications shall bear the name and address of the preparer. Plans prepared by a registered design professional shall bear the live embossment of the profession’s seal.
(4) In all buildings with multiple tenants involving groups A, B, F, H, M, or S, (as specified in the OBC) both the building and fire departments shall be provided with a lease plan showing the locations of each occupancy and its means of egress after the certificate of occupancy has been issued. Such plans shall be kept current. No modifications or changes in occupancy or use shall be made from that shown on the lease plan without prior approval of the Building Official.
(B) The applicant may not start work, except as provided in § 152.20(B)(1), until the application is approved by the Building Official, the fee is paid and the permit is issued.
(C) Applications shall be considered withdrawn if the permit and inspection fee is not paid or unresolved items are not taken care of within six months of notification of such.
(Ord. 21-1989, passed 4-5-89; Am. Ord. 72-1997, passed 10-15-97; Am. Ord. 58-2001, passed 12-5-01; Am. Ord. 5-2013, passed 2-20-13; Am. Ord. 40-2022, passed 12-21-22)
Cross-reference:
Fees, see § 157.20