[Amended 6-3-1999; 6-19-2003]
A. Applications for building permits shall be made on
forms approved by the Building Commissioner and filed with the Inspection
Department. Applications shall be completed in accordance with procedures
established by the Building Commissioner. All building permit fees
shall be paid by check or money order payable to the City of Northampton
at the time of filing of the application.
B. The fees for each building permit for new construction,
alterations and demolition within the City shall be as set forth in
Chapter 174, Fees.
[Amended 2-1-2007]
If, under the State Building Code of any other
statute, regulation, or ordinance, a project requires a building permit,
no electrical or plumbing permit shall be issued by the Inspection
Department for any work associated with said project until such building
permit has been issued.
If any work requiring a building permit is commenced
before the building permit has been issued by the Building Commissioner,
the owner or contractor responsible shall immediately obtain a building
permit upon being ordered to do so by the Building Commissioner or
any other member of the Inspection Department of the City of Northampton.
The fee for any permit obtained after the commencement of work shall
be double the fee which would have been charged had the permit been
obtained before the commencement of work.