It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector
and he is hereby given the power and authority to enforce the provisions
of this chapter and all other laws, ordinances and regulations applicable
to the construction, alteration, repair, removal and demolition of
buildings and structures, and the installation and use of materials
and equipment therein, the location, use and occupancy and maintenance
thereof and the use of land.
All applications for building permits shall
be in writing, shall be made and verified by the owner of the lot,
and shall set forth:
A. The name and address of the owner, the builder and
the registered architect.
B. The occupation of the applicant.
C. The use to be made of the building by the applicant,
e.g., whether the building is to be occupied by the applicant or to
be erected for the purpose of sale.
D. The date when the lot was acquired by the applicant
and from whom acquired. Each application for a building permit shall
be accompanied by duplicate copies of plans and specifications, including
a plot plan drawn to scale, showing the location and size of all proposed
new construction and all existing structures on the site, the nature
and character of the work to be performed and the materials to be
incorporated, distance from lot lines, the relationship of structures
on adjoining property, widths and grades of adjoining streets, walks
and rights-of-way, and, where required by the Building Inspector,
details of structural, mechanical and electrical work, including computations,
stress diagrams and other essential technical data, and such other
information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of
the regulations contained in this chapter and all other laws, ordinances
and regulations applicable thereto. Amendments to the application
or to the plans or specifications accompanying the same may be filed
at any time prior to the completion of the work, subject to the approval
of the Building Inspector.
No building or use permit shall be issued until
the Building Inspector has certified that the proposed building or
alteration or use complies with all the provisions of this chapter
and any other laws, ordinances and regulations applicable thereto.
No person, firm, or corporation shall commence
an excavation for a foundation, the construction, enlargement, alteration,
removal, improvement, demolition, conversion or change in the nature
of any occupancy or any building or structure or the use of land,
or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building
permit or a use permit, as the case may be, from the Building Inspector
for each such building or structure or plot of land, except that no
building permit shall be required for the performance of ordinary
repairs which are not structural in nature.
The applicant or owner shall file with the Building Inspector after completion of the foundation of any structure or addition for which a permit is required hereunder, and before proceeding with such structure or addition, a redated survey showing the physical location of such foundation upon the lot or plot of land. Where such permit shall be issued for the construction of an addition or extension of an existing structure, and where it appears to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector that there is full compliance with the setback provisions set forth in Article
II hereof, the Building Inspector may, in his discretion, waive the filing of such redated survey.
The Building Inspector or the Board of Trustees
may revoke any permits of approval issued under the provisions of
this article, in the case of any false statement or any misrepresentation
as to a material fact in the application on which the permit of approval
was based.
No building hereafter erected shall be used
or occupied in whole or in part until a certificate of occupancy shall
have been issued by the Building Inspector.
No building hereafter enlarged, extended or
altered, or upon which work has been performed which required the
issuance of a building permit, shall continue to be occupied or used
for more than 30 days after the completion of the alteration or work,
unless a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building
Inspector.
No change shall be made in the use or type of
occupancy of any existing building or plot of land unless a certificate
of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
When, after final inspection, it is found that
the proposed work has been completed in accordance with this chapter,
the applicable building laws, ordinances and regulations, and also
in accordance with the application, plans and specifications filed
in connection with the issuance of the building permit, the Building
Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy upon the form provided
by him. If it is found that the proposed work has not been properly
completed, the Building Inspector shall refuse to issue a certificate
of occupancy and shall order the work completed in conformity with
the building permit and in conformity with the applicable building
regulations.
The certificate of occupancy shall certify that
the work has been completed and that the proposed use and occupancy
is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, applicable building
laws, ordinances and regulations, and shall specify the use or uses
and the extent thereof to which the building or structure or its several
parts or the land may be put.
A building permit shall be effective to authorize
the commencing of work in accordance with the application, plans and
specifications on which it is based for a period of six months after
the date of its issuance. For good cause, the Building Inspector may
allow a maximum of two extensions for periods not exceeding three
months each.
The applicant for a building permit may apply
to the Board of Trustees for a withdrawal of the application for,
or cancellation of, a building permit as the case may be, and a refund
of the building permit fee and certificate of occupancy fee. The Board
of Trustees in its discretion on said application may grant said application
for a withdrawal of the application for, or the cancellation of, the
building permit, provided that said application is made within six
months of the date of the issuance of the permit, or within six months
of the date of the application for said permit, as the case may be,
and:
A. May order a refund of not more than 1/2 of the building
permit fee paid, provided that the fee for the permit shall be $50
or more, and further provided that the actual cost to the Village
shall not exceed 1/2 of the fee paid. If the actual cost to the Village
shall exceed 1/2 of the fee paid, then a refund may only be granted
for the difference between the amount of the fee paid and the actual
cost to the Village; and
B. May order a refund of fee paid for the certificate
of occupancy.