No building in any district shall be erected,
reconstructed, restored or structurally altered without a building
permit duly issued upon application to the Building Inspector. No
building permit shall be issued unless the proposed construction or
use is in full conformity with all the provisions of this chapter.
Any building permit issued in violation of the provisions of this
chapter shall be null and void and of no effect without the necessity
for any proceedings for revocation or nullification thereof, and any
work undertaken or use established pursuant to any such permit shall
be unlawful.
A. Every application for a building permit shall contain
the following information and be accompanied by the required fee and
by a plot plan drawn to scale and signed by the person responsible
for such drawing. If no such plot plan is available, a survey, prepared
by a licensed engineer or land surveyor, is required. Fees shall be
in accordance with the Standard Schedule of Fees of the Town of Cornwall
as may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
(1) The actual shape, dimensions, radii, angles and area
of the lot on which the building is proposed to be erected or of the
lot on which it is situated if an existing building.
(2) The section, plate, block and lot numbers as they
appear on the latest tax records.
(3) The exact size and location on the lot of the proposed
building or buildings or alteration of an existing building and of
other existing buildings on the same lot.
(4) The dimensions of all yards in relation to the subject
building and the distances between such building and any other existing
buildings on the same lot.
(5) The existing and intended use of all buildings, existing
or proposed; the use of land and the number of dwelling units the
building is designed to accommodate.
(6) Such topographic or other information with regard
to the building, the lot or neighboring lots as may be necessary to
determine that the proposed construction will conform to the provisions
of this chapter.
B. No building permit shall be issued for the construction
or alteration of any building upon a lot without access to a street
or highway as stipulated in § 280-a of the Town Law.
C. No building permit shall be issued for any building
where the site plan of such building is subject to approval by the
Planning Board, except in conformity with the plans approved by said
Board.
D. No building permit shall be issued for any special
permit use in any district where such use is subject to approval by
the Planning Board/Town Board unless and until such approval has been
duly granted by said Board.
E. The building permit application and all supporting
documentation shall be made in triplicate. Upon the issuance of a
building permit, the Building Inspector shall return one copy of all
filed documents to the applicant.
F. The Building Inspector shall, within 10 days after
the filing of a complete and properly prepared application, either
issue or deny a building permit. If a building permit is denied, the
Building Inspector shall state in writing to the applicant the reasons
for such denial.
G. Every building permit shall expire if the work authorized
has not commenced within six months after the date of issuance or
has not been completed within 18 months from such date for construction
costing less than $1,000,000 and has not been completed within 30
months from such date for construction costing in excess of such amount.
If no zoning amendments or other codes or regulations affecting subject
property have been enacted in the interim, the Building Inspector
may authorize in writing the extension of either of the above periods
for an additional six months, following which no further work is to
be undertaken without a new building permit.
H. As soon as the foundation of a building or of any
addition to an existing building is completed and before first-story
framing or wall construction is begun, there shall be filed with the
Building Inspector an accurate survey, signed by the person responsible
for said survey, showing the exact location of such foundation with
respect to the street and property lines of the lot.
I. No sign in any district shall be erected or structurally
altered without a building permit duly issued upon application to
the Building Inspector. Temporary building permits, not to exceed
a period of six months, shall be issued by the Building Inspector
for signs made of cardboard, paper, canvas or similar impermanent
material. The Board of Appeals may extend the building permit for
said sign an additional six-month period.