(A) It shall be the duty of the Building Official to issue a building permit to the applicant if the application complies with all the requirements of this subchapter, and if it appears that the proposed structure, a permit for the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, razing, or moving of which application is made, will be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, extended, razed, or moved in compliance with this code and with the laws of the state.
(B) If the application is deficient, or if the proposed building or structure fails to meet any of the requirements of the ordinances or laws of the state, then within 5 business days the Building Official will notify the applicant of his or her objection and refuse to grant the permit. Any person aggrieved by the granting of or refusing to grant a building permit as provided by this code may be heard by the Board of Appeals which will decide whether the permit shall be granted or refused under this code.
(C) Provided that a written application for appeal is filed within 20 days after the day the decision, notice or order was served the Board of Appeals will decide whether the permit shall he granted or refused under this code.
(1) An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted there under have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this code are adequately satisfied by other means.
(D) Any person, whether or not a previous party of the appeal, shall have the right to apply to the appropriate court for a writ of certiorari to correct errors of law. Application for review shall be made in the manner and time required by law following the filing of the decision in the office of the chief administrative officer.
(1975 Code, § 7-21) (Ord. 372, passed 6-1-1959; Am. Ord. 1502, passed 1-2-2024)