(A) A permit shall be obtained before beginning construction, alteration or repair of any building or structure, all electrical repairs or service changes, and all plumbing repairs or alteration, the cost of which exceeds $500, using forms furnished by the Building Commissioner. All fees required by this chapter shall be paid to the town prior to the issuance of any permits.
(B) Improvement location permits.
(1) No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed or structurally altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose until an improvement location permit shall have been issued by the Plan Commission stating that the building and use comply with all the provisions of this chapter applicable to the building or premises or the use in the district in which it is to be located.
(2) No change in use shall be made in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected, reconstructed or structurally altered without an improvement location permit having been issued by the Plan Commission, and no such permit shall be issued to make such changes unless it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Improvement location permits shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit and shall be issued before starting lawful erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of such building.
(4) A record of all improvement location permits shall be kept on file in the office of the Plan Commission and copies shall be furnished upon request of any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.
(5) No permit shall be issued for excavation for, or the erection, reconstruction or structural alteration of any building before application has been made for an improvement location permit.
(C) Improvement location permits for masonry mailboxes. An owner, contractor, or lessee may request an improvement location permit to construct a masonry mailbox in the front right-of-way or utility easement abutting the front yard line of any residence under the following conditions:
(1) That the masonry mailbox not exceed 24 inches in width, 24 inches in depth, and a height of 60 inches, including all masonry;
(2) That the structure must abut the curb of the public street;
(3) That no other type of permanent structures will be allowed in the right-of-way or utility easement abutting the front yard line of any residence;
(4) That the owner, contractor, or lessee is totally responsible for any damage to the structure or totally responsible for the replacement of the structure in the event that the town or any public utility requires access to the land upon which the mailbox is placed.
(5) That the mailbox will conform to all regulations of the United States Postmaster as required for motor mail delivery service.
(D) Wrecking permits. Before proceeding with the wrecking or tearing down of any building or structure, in whole or part, a permit therefor shall first be obtained by the owner, or his agent, from the Building Commissioner, upon application stating the location and describing such building or structure and any other facts required, upon a form prescribed by the Building Commissioner. It shall be unlawful to proceed with such work unless such permit shall have been first obtained.
(E) Temporary permits. Temporary permits for certain uses may be authorized by the Director of Planning and Zoning and/or the Building Commissioner in accordance with § 156.250.
(F) Permit to be posted on the site. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any construction, electrical, or plumbing work, or any work for which a building permit or improvement location permit is required on any new or old structure, including repairs, in the town, unless such person, including the contractor, foreman, or workman doing such work, shall maintain a copy of the building permit and/or improvement location permit for such work in full view and in a conspicuous place on the site of the work during the construction or repair work for which a permit has been issued under this section, and until said work shall be finished and the final inspection by the Building Commissioner has been made.
(G) Expiration of building permit and/or improvement location permit. Every permit shall expire by limitation if active work shall not have been commenced within 60 days of the date of the issuance thereof. Excavating or arranging the terrain shall not be deemed active work. If construction has not been completed within one year of the date of the issuance of the permit, the building permit and/or improvement location permit shall expire and a new permit application filed and fees paid at the discretion of the Planning Commission and/or Building Commissioner.
(H) Nonconformity to law discovered after permit issued or plans approved. The issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section, or the approval by the Building Commissioner of plans, prints, or specifications, shall not be deemed to authorize any erection, construction, alteration or repair, or the performance of any work, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, nor the approval by the Building Commissioner of buildings of plans, prints, or specifications, shall not be deemed to authorize any erection, construction, alteration or repair, or the performance of any work, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the title of this code relating to zoning regulation, or of any law or ordinance, nor shall such issuance or approval, or the affixation to any plans, print, or specifications of a stamp indicating the approval thereof by said Building Commissioner, be a guarantee, warrant or assurance to any person that any such plans, print or set of specifications, is in conformity to the provisions of this code and to all state statutes and/or town ordinances. Upon the discovery of any departure of any such plans, prints or specifications from the requirements of this chapter, of such zoning regulations, or of any other state statutes or town ordinance, such departure shall be corrected immediately, and the erection, construction, repair or work shall be made to conform to the provisions of this chapter, of such zoning regulations and to all state statutes and town ordinances.
(I) Approval of part of building. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the Building Commissioner from granting his approval for the erection of any part of a building or structure, or the performing of any part of any work, where approved plans of the same are on file at the office of the Building Commissioner, and when all other requirements thereon of this chapter, the zoning regulation, or of any state statute and town ordinances have been complied with.
(Ord. 88-8, passed 10-4-88; Am. Ord. 96-34, passed 12-9-96; Am. Ord. 2013-08, passed 8-12-13) Penalty, see § 150.99