A.
The Village Board of Trustees shall appoint a Building Inspector,
who shall be charged with the general and executive administration
of this chapter. The Board of Trustees shall fix the salary or remuneration
of such officer and shall provide for payment thereof. The duties
of the Building Inspector shall be as follows:
(1)
To enforce all provisions of this chapter and all rules, conditions
and requirements adopted or specified pursuant thereto.
(2)
To act promptly on all applications for building permits and certificates
of occupancy.
(3)
To maintain files for all applications for building permits and plans
submitted therewith and for certificates of occupancy and for records
of all building permits and certificates of occupancy issued by him,
which files and records shall be open to public inspection.
(4)
To record all identifiable complaints of violations of any provision
of this chapter and the subsequent action taken on each such complaint,
which shall be public records.
(5)
To file a report with the Board of Trustees at monthly intervals,
summarizing for the period since the last previous report, listing
all building permits and certificates of occupancy issued by him and
all complaints of violations and the subsequent action taken by him
in each case.
B.
The said Inspector or his duly authorized assistants shall have the
right to enter any building or enter upon any land at any reasonable
hour in the course of their duties.
[Added 10-5-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
The Village Board shall appoint a Zoning Inspector, who shall be charged with the authority to administer and enforce the zoning provisions of this chapter throughout all areas of the Village, and who shall have the power and authority to make inspections of buildings and premises necessary to enforce zoning provisions of this chapter as well as Chapter 57, Art. IV, Horses, cattle and fowl; Chapter 65, Fences; Chapter 71, Licensed occupations; Chapter 85, Property maintenance; Chapter 90, Recreation vehicles; Chapter 108, Abandoned vehicles; and parking violations as prescribed in Chapter 110, Vehicles and traffic.
A.
No building or structure shall be erected, demolished or structurally
altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector.
Except upon a written order of the Board of Appeals, no such building
permit or a certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building
where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would
be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Application.
(1)
All persons desiring a building permit shall apply in duplicate on
an appropriate form stating the proposed work, use and occupancy.
The application for a permit shall be accompanied by two copies of
all plans, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the plot
to be built upon and the locations of the building and any accessory
buildings to be erected on the plot and the location of any proposed
alterations, relocation, demolition or other structural change and
any other pertinent information as may be necessary to determine and
provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
(2)
If approval of plans is required by the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning
Board, County Health Department or other agency for any of the proposed
work, the applicant shall obtain such approval in writing and submit
it along with the application for a building permit.
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
C.
Approval.
(1)
The Building Inspector, upon determining that the proposed work,
use and occupancy are in compliance with this chapter and other applicable
ordinances and regulations, shall approve the application within 10
days and issue a building permit in connection therewith.
(2)
If the proposed work, use and occupancy do not comply with all sections
of this chapter, a written order issued by the Board of Appeals excepting
the applicant from compliance with such provisions shall be deemed
sufficient to allow the issuance of a building permit. With the building
permit, the Building Inspector shall return one copy of all plans
and the application marked as approved.
D.
Disapproval. Should the Building Inspector determine that the proposed
work, use and/or occupancy are not in compliance with this chapter
and other applicable ordinances, codes or restrictions, he shall disapprove
the application and return one copy of said application and plans
marked as disapproved and with a statement of reasons for such disapproval
within 10 days.
E.
Fees. Every application for a building permit shall be accompanied
by the required fee.
F.
Validity.
[Amended 7-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
(1)
A building permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire one
year from the date of issuance, or upon an issuance of a permanent
certificate of occupancy, use or compliance, whichever occurs first.
Building permits may, upon written request, be renewed by the Zoning
Board of Appeals/Planning Board for a period not to exceed 12 months,
provided that:
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
(2)
Application for renewal must be made within 12 months of the date
of issuance of the building permit and shall be reviewed by the Zoning
Board of Appeals/Planning Board. The Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning
Board shall determine whether such permit shall be renewed by the
Building Inspector and may require such information, evidence or surety
as necessary to ensure that the structure or activity for which the
permit was issued will be completed within the renewal period. Failure
to timely provide such information, evidence or surety will result
in an application for renewal being denied for incompleteness
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
(3)
The fee for a building permit renewal shall be $50 for each month
the renewal will remain in effect.
G.
Rescission. The Building Inspector, for just cause, may rescind a
building permit which he has issued. He shall notify the applicant
in writing of his reasons for such rescission.
A.
Application.
(1)
All persons desiring permission to occupy and use any part of a building
or structure following construction, alteration, repair, extension,
relocation or any structural changes, wholly or in part, or to change
the use of an existing building, wholly or in part, or to change the
use of a plot of land for other than agricultural purposes, or to
occupy and use vacant land, shall apply to the Building Inspector
for a certificate of occupancy.
(2)
Any such application shall be made in duplicate on an appropriate
form stating the reason for such application and the location of the
building or property in question. Such application shall be made concurrently
with the application for a building permit if such a permit is required.
The applicant shall furnish such data and documents as may be required
by the Building Inspector for the performance of his duty.
B.
Approval.
(1)
The Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any of the reasons stated in Subsection A after determining by inspection that the premises comply with the conditions under which the building permit was issued or that such occupancy will be in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable ordinances, codes and regulations.
(2)
Such certificate, when issued, shall authorize the applicant to occupy
and use the building or land in such manner as requested on the application.
C.
Disapproval. Should the Building Inspector refuse to issue a certificate
of occupancy, he shall return one copy of the application marked as
disapproved and with a statement of the reason for such disapproval.
D.
Validity. A certificate of occupancy shall remain valid only as long
as the specific conditions under which it was issued are maintained.
E.
Rescission. The Building Inspector, for just cause, may rescind a
certificate of occupancy which he has issued. He shall notify the
applicant in writing of his reasons for such rescission.
F.
Temporary certificate. The Building Inspector may issue a temporary
certificate of occupancy under such rules and conditions as the Board
of Appeals may establish. Such a certificate shall be valid for a
period of not more than 30 days. Extensions for not more than 30 days
each may be issued.
G.
Additional copies. The Building Inspector may issue additional copies
of any occupancy certificate to the applicant, owner, lessee, tenant
or other person who has direct concern with the building or property.
H.
Fees. Every application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied
by the required fee.
