(A) Required. Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure; erect or construct a sign of any description; or cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the Building Inspector and obtain the required permit. Ordinary minor repairs may be made without a permit, provided the repairs do not violate any of the provisions of the Kentucky Building Code as adopted in § 150.01. ('78 Code, 940.2, § VII)
(B) Permit applications.
(1) Each application for a permit with the required fee shall be filed with the Building Inspector on a form furnished by him and shall contain a general description of the proposed work and its location. The applicant shall sign the application.
(2) Each applicant for a permit shall indicate the proposed occupancy of all parts of the building or structure, and shall contain such other information as may be required by the Building Inspector.
(3) The Building Inspector shall require one or more copies of drawings of the proposed building or structure and of every existing building or structure on the site or lot. He may also require a boundary line survey, if necessary, prepared by a qualified surveyor.
('78 Code, 940.2, § VIII)
(Ord. 33-1960, passed 2-11-60)
(C) Fees.
(1) With each application for a building permit from the City of Taylor Mill, the applicant shall cause a fee therefore to be paid to the City of Taylor Mill, in an amount identified in the building permit fee schedule, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) All fees paid to the City of Taylor Mill, with an application for a building permit or a zoning permit, shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City of Taylor Mill; and no part thereof shall ever be returned or refunded, for any reason.
(Ord. 111 (05-28-97), passed 5-28-97; Am. Ord. 227 (8-10-05), passed 8-10-05)
(D) Expiration of permit. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it is commenced within six months after issuance of the permit. If the work is suspended or abandoned for a year after the time the work is commenced, the permit shall also become invalid. ('78 Code, 940.2, § IX) (Ord. 33-1960, passed 2-11-60)
(E) As a civil penalty for the violation of this section, and in addition to any other penalty or liability, civil or criminal, for the violation; the fee for any permit required by this section shall be doubled in the event that any of the work or other activity for which a permit is required is begun or occurs without the required permit. (Ord. 4-3-98, passed 4-13-89)
Penalty, see § 150.99