[R.O. 1993 § 500.060; Ord. No. 544, B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-1]
A. 
Every application for a building permit shall be in writing and delivered to the City Engineer and shall be accompanied by a detailed set of plans, in duplicate, showing the size of the proposed building or structure, its location on the lot, the basic materials of which it is to be constructed and the details and type of construction to be used. On the issuance of a permit, one (1) set of said plans shall be retained by the City Engineer as a permanent record and one (1) set shall be returned to the applicant. In cases of any building or structure to be located outside the fire districts, the City Engineer may, at his/her own discretion, permit the substitution of a written statement covering the essential information required in place of said plans.
B. 
Blank forms shall be provided by the City Engineer for the use of those applying for permits as provided for in this Chapter. Any permits issued by the City Engineer shall be on standard forms for such purpose and furnished by the City.
C. 
Ordinary repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in major structural parts such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or involving a cost of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); or erection of detached outbuildings outside the fire limits (such as sheds, chicken houses, and one-car private garages) costing not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); or minor changes or repairs in electrical wiring or equipment, shall not require the issuance of a permit.
D. 
No building shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from the City Manager or his/her designate. The Building Official and such official shall not issue such permit if in his/her judgment the proposed new location would seriously increase the fire hazards of the surrounding buildings.
E. 
When any wall, structure, building, or part thereof shall be constructed within the corporate limits without a permit or contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of said property by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.070; Ord. No. 544 B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-2]
The City Manager or his/her designate, the Building Official shall inspect all buildings or structures during construction to see that the provisions of this Article are complied with. Whenever in his/her opinion, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Article, the continuance of a building operation is contrary to public welfare, he/she may order all further work to be stopped and may require suspension of work until conditions in violation have been remedied.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.080; Ord. No. 2687 § 1, 7-14-2009]
A. 
The minimum fee for a building permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall cover a building project with costs of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less, inclusive of materials and labor. In addition, a permit fee equal to two dollars ($2.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of cost, including materials and labor, shall be paid.
B. 
In addition to any other penalties which may be imposed for violations of City ordinances, any person who shall fail to obtain a permit required by this Chapter prior to commencement of construction, alteration or remodeling of any building or land shall pay an administrative fee in addition to those fees required in Subsection (A) above to the City as follows:
Estimated Cost
Administrative Fee
Up to $10,000
$30.00
$10,000 to $25,000
$40.00
Over $25,000
$50.00
[R.O. 1993 § 500.090; Ord. No. 544, B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-4]
Whenever any permit is issued as required above, a permit card shall be furnished by the City, and it shall be the responsibility of the applicant and/or the one in whose name the permit is issued, to keep the said permit card posted in a conspicuous place upon the building or structure or other object, within plain view of the passing public, and there maintained until completion of the building operation for which the permit was issued.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.100]
Once a building permit has been issued, if construction has not commenced within six (6) calendar months from the date of issue or if construction has not been completed within twenty-four (24) calendar months from date of issue, the permit originally issued shall expire and be of no further validity and a new permit, including payment of all applicable permit fees, is required before work can commence or continue.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.110]
A. 
All structures, except in industrial districts, must at least conform to other structures in the area in which they are to be constructed, and shall be of a nature that in no way could be considered detrimental to that area or detrimental to the City in whole or in part.
B. 
In no area may a structure be placed or erected that will be of cheaper, or of a less durable type of construction, or more unsightly, or not comparable in workmanship, materials, and design, than the average of the corresponding buildings existing within a radius of three hundred (300) feet. Furthermore, no building or structure may be erected or located of smaller dimension than the average of other buildings in locations as described above when, in the opinion of the Building Official, such proposed building would depreciate the value of such other buildings or property.
C. 
In no area with a radius of three hundred (300) feet when seventy-five percent (75%) of the buildings are used for residential purposes, may the use of any building be changed to or any new building be used for business, commercial or industrial purposes.