(a) Each application for a building permit (limited to grading only) and each application for a building permit for the construction of a building or an addition to an existing building, which construction shall involve grading or digging, shall be accompanied by not less than two copies of a topographical survey of the lot, with the scale as designated by the Inspector of Buildings, prepared by a registered professional engineer or a registered surveyor licensed by the State, which survey shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Existing (natural grade) and proposed (finished grade) ground elevations:
A. Along the property line;
B. At the building line;
C. Twenty-five feet, plus or minus, outside the property line;
D. Next to adjacent structures;
E. In the roadway ditch, if any; and
F. In the centerline of the street;
(2) The placement of the proposed building, showing the size, distances to property lines and street right of way;
(3) The proposed top of footer elevation and first floor elevation;
(4) The designated permanent bench mark;
(5) The location and elevations of any swales, streams or natural watercourses traversing or touching the property;
(6) The location of all utilities;
(7) The location of all metal stakes placed pursuant to subsection (b) hereof; and
(8) Any other information relative to the proposed construction consistent with the objectives of this chapter.
(b) At such time as the survey referred to in subsection (a) of this section is made, the applicant for the building permit shall place or have placed permanent metal stakes into the ground on the property involved to delineate the boundaries of such property according to the description of the same given in the deed for such property duly recorded in the County Recorder's office. Such stakes shall take the form of a five-eighths inch pin (reinforcing bar), thirty to thirty-six inches long, as recommended by the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, or such other metal stake as may be approved by the Inspector of Buildings. After the placement of such stakes, no person shall move, remove or otherwise tamper with the same, except such persons who may be authorized by the Village to do so for the purpose of correcting an error in the description of the property or the delineation of the boundaries thereof.
(c) Prior to the pouring of the footers, a final certificate prepared by a registered surveyor shall be submitted to the Inspector of Buildings. Such certificate shall verify all of the information referred to in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section.
(Ord. 2009-17. Passed 9-15-2009.)