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All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plat in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of each lot to be built upon, the size and location of each building to be erected upon each lot and such other information as may be necessary to enable the Mayor and Council to determine that the proposed building and use of land will conform to the provisions of this chapter. A record of such applications and plats shall be kept in the office of the Mayor.
(Passed 6-17-57; 8-8-78.)
(a) No excavation for foundation, nor the erection, construction or structural alteration of any building or part of a building, or occupancy of streets or alleys with building materials or temporary buildings for construction purposes shall be undertaken until a building permit therefor shall have been issued by the Mayor. In addition to the issuance of the building permit, it shall also be necessary for the property owner to obtain the written consent and approval of the Building Inspector for the location of any footer prior to the placement of such footer. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the construction has been completed and approved by the Building Inspector. (Passed 12-22-98.)
(b) No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, structurally altered or changed until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Mayor.
(c) A certificate of occupancy for the use or occupancy of vacant land or for a change in the use of land or of an existing building shall be applied for and issued before any such land shall be occupied or used or such land or building changed in use, and such certificate shall be issued within ten days after application has been made; provided, that such proposed use is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or a part of a new building or for alterations of an existing building shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or alteration of such building or part shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(e) A like certificate shall be issued for the purpose of maintaining, renewing, changing or extending a nonconforming use existing at the time of the passage of this chapter and such certificate shall state that the use does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of complying with this requirement, the Mayor shall mail such certificate to the occupants or owners of all such property within ninety days after August 8, 1978.
(f) A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Mayor and a copy shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(g) No fee shall be charged for an original certificate of occupancy as required herein; but for each copy of an original certificate there shall be a charge of five dollars ($5.00), which shall be paid to the Town Recorder by the applicant before he receives such certificate.
(Passed 6-17-57; 8-8-78.)
(a) In interpreting and applying the provision of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety or general welfare. Where this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of a building or land or upon the height, bulk or size of a building or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by the other ordinances, rules, regulations or permits, or by easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions of this chapter shall govern. Where any other ordinances, rules, regulations or permits, or any easements, covenants or agreements impose greater restrictions upon the use of a building or land, or upon the height, bulk or size of a building, or require larger open spaces than are required under the regulations of this ordinance, such provisions shall govern.
(b) All buildings for which permits have been obtained and the construction of which or a portion of which has been begun, or for which a contract or contracts have been let pursuant to a permit issued prior to August 8, 1978, may be completed and used in accordance with the plans for which such permit was granted.
(c) All permits for buildings issued within sixty days prior to August 9, 1978, are hereby declared void; provided, that such building or its use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, and if, on August 9, 1978, no substantial construction has been made or no contract or contracts have been let pursuant to such permit.
(d) If, after the issuance of a permit, the operations authorized thereunder are not commenced within six months after the date of permit or if, after the commencement of operations, the work is discontinued for a period of six months, such permit shall be void; work may not again be commenced until a new permit has been issued as for the original work, and building materials and equipment on the ground shall be removed or stored according to the requirements of the Mayor.
(e) The Mayor may issue a permit for the use of land or the erection or use of a building, such as a real estate office or a contractor's office, or storage yard, for commercial or industrial purposes in a residence district, in cases where such use is incidental and reasonably necessary for the development of the district for residential purposes and where the proposed use is clearly of a temporary nature, to be abandoned as the adjacent areas become occupied for residence purposes. Any permit so authorized shall be only for such limited period of time as the Mayor shall determine is reasonable considering the character of the district in question, and in no case for a period of more than one year.
(Passed 6-17-57; 8-8-78.)