A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction of any building, including accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any buildings, including accessory buildings, until the zoning official has issued a building permit for such work.
B. Application For Permit: In applying to the zoning official for a building permit, the applicant shall submit a dimensioned sketch or scaled plan indicating the shape, size, height and location of all buildings to be erected, altered or moved and of any buildings already on the lot. He shall state also the existing and intended use of all such buildings and supply such other information as may be required by the zoning official for determining whether the provisions of this title are being observed.
C. Issuance Or Denial Of Permit: If the proposed excavation or construction as set forth in the application are in conformity with the provisions of this title and other ordinances of the village, the zoning official shall issue a building permit for such excavation or construction. If a building permit is refused, the zoning official shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and shall immediately forward such notice of refusal to the applicant. The zoning official shall grant or deny the permit within ten (10) days from the date the application is submitted. The issuance of a building permit shall in no case be construed as waiving any provisions of this title.
D. Invalidity Of Permit: A building permit shall become void in the following instances:
1. If substantial progress has not been made on the project for which the permit was issued within ninety (90) days of the date of issuance.
2. If the building exterior and rough grading is not complete within thirty (30) months of the date of issuance.
E. Permit Fee: To partially defray the expenses of administering this title, a fee shall be collected by the zoning official for each building permit 1 . (1999 Code § 5.41)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 8-2-1 of this code for specific permit fees. |