(A) Building permit required. Construction is prohibited unless in conformity with a valid building permit obtained from the Building Official prior to commencement of construction.
(B) Application for building permit.
(1) Any person required to have a building permit shall submit a complete application to the Building Official.
(2) This application shall be submitted on a form prepared by the Building Official, and shall contain the following:
(a) Information that the Building Official determines to be necessary to locate and contact the applicant;
(b) A clear and understandable copy of detailed plans and specifications drawn to scale which indicate in a precise manner the nature and location of all work to be accomplished;
(c) A plot plan drawn to scale; provided, however, such plot plan shall not be required in the instance where all such construction is to occur entirely within an existing structure. This plot plan shall reflect the location of the structure in relation to existing property lines and show streets, curbs and sidewalks and proposed changes or additions to such streets, curbs and sidewalks;
(d) If required by state law or any rule of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, a copy of a design release for the work to be done that has been issued by the state’s Building Official and the state’s Fire Marshal, pursuant to I.C. 22-15-3;
(e) Any additional information that the Building Official finds to be necessary to determine that the construction will conform to all applicable building laws and will not violate any other applicable ordinances or laws; and
(f) The fee established by the adopted fee schedule.
(3) Application for a building permit shall be made by the person entitled to obtain the permit or by an employee or agent of that person. The Building Official may require that such an employee or agent provide written authority to apply for a permit.
(C) Issuance of building permit. The Building Official shall issue a building permit to a person after the person has submitted a complete application, including any applicable fee; provided that, the proposed construction will conform to all applicable building laws and will not violate any other applicable ordinances or laws.
(D) Certificate of occupancy. No certificate of occupancy for any building or structure shall be issued unless such building or structure was constructed in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter. It shall be unlawful to occupy any such building or structure unless a full, partial or temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Official.
(E) Withhold issuance of permits.
(1) Whenever a person which is either an applicant for a building permit or an obtainer of a building permit owes fees, including checks returned for insufficient funds, permit fees owed pursuant to this subchapter, or inspection fees owed pursuant to this subchapter, to the Building Official, the Building Official may withhold the issuance of subsequently requested permits until such time that the debt is satisfied.
(2) Whenever a person applies for a building permit for a structure that is not being used or constructed in conformance with applicable provisions of an applicable zoning ordinance or other ordinance relating to land use, the Building Official is authorized to withhold the issuance of requested permits until such time that the property is brought into conformance with applicable ordinances.
(F) Permit revocation. The Building Official may revoke a building permit when any of the following are applicable:
(1) The application, plans or supporting documents contain a false statement or misrepre- sentation as to a material fact;
(2) The application, plans or supporting documents reflect a lack of compliance with building standards and procedures;
(3) There is failure to comply with this subchapter; or
(4) The structure for which the building permit has been issued is not being used or constructed in conformance with an applicable zoning ordinance or other ordinance relating to land use.
(Ord. 14-2007, passed 12-19-2007) Penalty, see § 150.99