(A) Duties of the administrative official. An administrative official, hereafter known as the Building Inspector, designated by the Common Council, shall administer and enforce this chapter. He or she may be provided with the assistance of such other persons as the Common Council may deem necessary for the successful enforcement of this chapter. Should the Building Inspector find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, he or she shall notify, in writing, the party or parties responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct the violation. He or she shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, removal of illegal buildings or structures or of illegal addition, alterations, or structural changes, discontinuance of any illegal work being done, or shall take any other action authorized by this chapter to ensure compliance with, or to prevent violations of, its provisions.
(B) Building permits required.
(1) No building or other structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, improved, moved, or demolished without a permit therefor, issued by the Building Inspector. Structures, which are less than 120 square feet in area, may be permitted without a building permit and/or being placed on a foundation.
(2) No building permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, unless he or she receives a written order from the Common Council in the form of an administrative review, special exception, or variance as provided by this chapter. All applications for building permits shall be as required in Chapter 150 of this code.
(C) Construction and use to be as provided in application, plans, and permit. Building permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the Building Inspector authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, any other use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 152.075)