(a) Permits to supply water for domestic uses shall be void immediately upon the occurrence of a material change in the operation of the supply system.
(b) Permits for the construction, reconstruction, repair, abandonment, or change in use of a well shall expire and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 120 days after the date of such permit or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 120 days. Before such work may be resumed, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and a fee therefor shall be charged of one-half (1/2) the amount required for a new permit for such work provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work and provided, further, the period of suspension or abandonment does not exceed one year.
(c) Permits for the construction, reconstruction, repair, abandonment, or change in use of a well shall be secured prior to the start of any work. Failure to secure the permit prior to the start of the work shall result in the permittee being assessed a penalty equal in cost to the permit fee (double fees for permits). The only exception made shall be for emergency repairs, as set forth in subsection ((f) of Section 6-8.606 of Article 6 of this chapter. (§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. October 7, 1976, as amended by § 11, Ord. 811, eff. July 27, 1978; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)