A. Permit Required; Capping Of Sewer Line:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, move or demolish any building or any other structure in the city without first obtaining a building permit for each building or structure from the building inspector of the city.
2. No building permit shall be issued under this section until, and unless, prior to the issuance of said building permit, the codes enforcement officer has certified that the building permit applicant has capped the sewer line in such a manner as to prevent any infiltration into the sewer system. The sewer line capping shall occur at the city main unless good cause is shown why the line should be capped elsewhere. (Ord. 2959, 7-21-1992)
B. Issuance Of Permits: The codes enforcement officer is hereby appointed building inspector as additional duties to his office and shall issue permits for the erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, improving, moving or demolishing of any building or structure within the city, upon payment of the prescribed fee as hereinafter set forth upon application to his office. (1986 Code § 4-67; amd. 2005 Code)
C. Permit Fee; Bond:
1. The codes enforcement officer shall charge a fee for each permit issued by his office for erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, improving, moving or demolishing any building or structure within the city, and any additional administrative fee authorized by law. The city shall additionally collect any fees required by the Oklahoma uniform building code commission or other state agency and shall remit such fees to the appropriate entity pursuant to state law. (Ord. 3461, 3-16-2010)
2. Further, any applicants seeking to move, or causing to be moved, any building shall deposit a bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the codes enforcement officer in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), providing for payment of all damages that may be sustained by virtue of the moving operations. The person moving a building shall place and maintain danger lights about the building sufficient to warn other persons using the streets and alleys.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership or individual to move or cause to be moved any house or building, or part thereof, or similar structure, on the streets or alleys of the city without having first obtained such permit, paid such permit fee, and deposited such bond with the codes enforcement officer. (1986 Code § 4-68; amd. 2005 Code)