(A) The Zoning Administrator, together with the Finance Officer, shall issue and sign permits according to the fee schedule set by the City Council and on file at the Finance Officer’s office. The chapters and sections of the Code referring to permits is amended to read as follows.
(B) No wall, structure, building, or part of building shall be constructed or added to, or any permanent fixture, including heat producing appliances, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, blower, exhaust systems, or conversion units thereof attached to such building, until a plan or proposed work statement of the material to be used, the proposed site of such structure, and the name of the owner of the property to be improved shall be submitted to the Building Official of the city, by the contractor, builder, or owner; which shall also state the value or cost of such improvement. If the Building Official is satisfied that said proposed improvement complies with the law and city ordinances, he or she may authorize issuing of a permit of such work, construction, or improvement.
(C) The Zoning Administrator shall endorse his or her approval or disapproval on the application for building permit. If he or she recommends disapproval on the application for permit, he or she shall state his or her reasons therefor in writing, and file the same with the City Finance Officer. The City Finance Officer shall present the application to the City Council at the next Council meeting, and if the City Council is satisfied that the said proposed improvement complies with the law and city ordinances, it shall authorize the City Finance Officer to issue a permit for such work, construction, or improvement.
(D) All permits shall recite therein the conditions and requirements under which the same are issued, one of which shall be that sidewalks, streets, alleys, and highways shall not be blocked, or partially blocked, unless permission is granted in the permit, and also that all debris shall be removed and not permitted to accumulate on the sidewalks, streets, alleys, or highways, and shall contain an agreement on the part of the applicant not to engage in any construction except in accordance with the permit and the provisions of this chapter. If the value or cost of the improvement for which a permit has been issued shall exceed the cost of the value of the amount stated in the application for permit and the permit granted, the contractor, or builder, shall furnish to the City Finance Officer an additional statement of the cost or value of such improvement.
(E) It shall be the duty of the City Finance Officer to keep a file of all plans, specifications, and work statements upon on which building permits are granted, with an appropriate index for the same. No owner, contractor, or builder shall attempt to proceed with any work or improvement of any kind for which a permit is herein required without first having obtained a permit therefor.
(F) In addition to any other legal remedies open to the city, any person, owner, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties as set in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 3-1-6) Penalty, see § 10.99