No permit authorized by this chapter shall be
granted except pursuant to an application in writing therefor signed
by the person desiring such permit, or his agent, which application
shall set forth such facts as are hereinafter required by the provisions
of this chapter.
In case any permit shall be refused by any officer
authorized to issue the same, an appeal of such officer's determination
may be taken to the Mayor and Council, and the Mayor and Council,
after hearing the applicant and such officer and such other evidence
as may be produced, may either direct the issuance of such permit
or sustain the refusal of the officer.
No permit shall be issued until the fee therefor
shall have been paid to the officer authorized to issue such permit.
The permit fee for all work started prior to the issuance of a permit
covering the same shall be twice the regular fee as herein required.
