[R.O. 1992 § 505.010; CC § 610.010; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 459 § I, 4-8-2004]
A.
Except as hereinafter exempted in this Section, no structure, wall,
building or part thereof shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered
within the corporate limits until a plan of the proposed work, together
with a statement of the materials to be used, shall have been submitted
in writing in duplicate to the City Building Department who shall,
in accordance with the provisions herein contained, upon the payment
of the appropriate fee as hereinafter provided and after inspection
of the plans or buildings and determining that the laws of the City
are complied with, to issue a permit for the proposed construction.
The permit herein required shall be made in duplicate and in such
form as may be adopted by resolution of the Board of Aldermen and
one (1) copy thereof shall be kept on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
B.
Ordinary repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in
major structural parts such as walls, girders, chimneys and flues,
or involving a cost of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500.00) shall not require a permit. Any new unattached structures
shall require a building permit regardless of cost. All building permits
will expire six (6) months from the date of issuance. Extension of
time will require authorization from the City Building Official.
C.
No building shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from
the City Building Official and such official shall not issue such
permit if in his judgment the proposed new location would seriously
increase the fire hazards of the surrounding buildings.
D.
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 Title, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the
expense incident thereto shall be recovered from the owner of said
property by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction, and such
construction in violation of this Title shall constitute an offense
subject to the penalties provided.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.020; CC § 610.020; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
There shall be submitted with all applications for building
permits two (2) copies of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale showing
the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory
buildings to be erected and such other information as may be necessary
to determine and provide for the enforcement of this Title.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.030; CC § 610.030; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 343 § I, 12-11-1997; Ord. No. 391 § I, 5-10-2001; Ord. No. 478 § I, 7-22-2004; Ord. No. 681 § I, 2-12-2009; Ord. No. 706 § I, 1-28-2010; Ord. No. 717 § I, 5-27-2010]
A.
Building Permit Fees. A fee for each plan examination and permit
shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit. The fee for each plan
examination shall be the actual cost borne by the City in the event
that a private firm is employed to review a plan. Additional fees
will be charged to cover necessary special inspections and reinspection
costs.
B.
Fee Schedule. Permit fees shall be calculated using the estimated
construction cost submitted by the applicant or as published in the
most recent edition of "The Journal of Building Safety" magazine published
by the International Code Council, whichever is greater. The building
permit fee multiplier shall be applied to each type of construction
as follows:
[Ord. No. 957, 2-14-2019]
C.
Miscellaneous Charges. Miscellaneous permit fees shall include permits
to alter, repair or construct in the following crafts. The permit
applicant shall supply the estimated cost of that type of construction
activity.
[Ord. No. 957, 2-14-2019]
1.
Electrical permit = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum one hundred
dollars ($100.00)].
2.
Plumbing permit = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum one hundred
dollars ($100.00)].
3.
Mechanical permit = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum one hundred
dollars ($100.00)].
4.
Deck, shed (over 200 sf), garage = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum
one hundred dollars ($100.00)].
5.
Swimming pool permits = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum fifty
dollars ($50.00)].
6.
Fence permit = estimated cost x 0.0039 [minimum fifty dollars
($50.00)].
7.
The permit fee for moving a building or structure to a new location
shall be as for new construction by the most recent published square
foot schedule of construction valuation.
8.
Private sewage disposal system permit = estimated cost x 0.0039
[minimum one hundred dollars ($100.00)].
9.
The permit fee for demolition of a commercial building or structure
shall be minimum fifty dollars ($50.00) for up to two thousand (2,000)
square feet and thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per additional one thousand
(1,000) square feet or part thereof and be in force for ninety (90)
days. If demolition has not been completed in this time period, a
renewal fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for ninety (90) days shall
be assessed at that time.
10.
The permit fee for demolition of a residential building or structure
shall be minimum thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for up to two thousand
(2,000) square feet and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per additional
one thousand (1,000) square feet or part thereof and be in force for
ninety (90) days. If demolition has not been completed in this time
period, a renewal fee equal to the cost of the permit shall be assessed
to allow for an extension period of up to ninety (90) days.
11.
The permit fee for placing a mobile home in the City shall be
a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for up to a sale price
of said mobile home of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) and
one dollar ($1.00) per additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
or fraction thereof of the sale price over twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000.00).
D.
Minimum Permit Fees. The minimum permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)
shall be charged within the City of Wright City.
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E.
Extra Inspection. If by judgment of the Building Official an inspection
requested is not ready or accessible for inspection or in the judgment
of the Building Official the applicant has caused the City extra inspections
other than typically required, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
or equal to the cost of the permit, whichever is less, may be assessed
for each additional inspection or reinspection.
[Ord. No. 957, 2-14-2019]
F.
The fees and deposits set forth in Subsections (B) through (E) of this Section are established and payable in anticipation of the City's expenses incurred in processing the application or submission at issue, including, but not limited to, administrative and clerical costs, costs of title research, surveys, legal, engineering and planning review, cost of building code consultants employed by the City, seeking building code interpretations and other analyses deemed necessary by the City. Processing and all other actions related to the application or submittal shall not proceed until the applicable fee is paid in full. In the event the fees are insufficient to pay all such expenses incurred by the City, the City Administrator may document additional costs incurred by the City and request payment of same within thirty (30) days. Processing and all other actions related to the application shall not continue until such additional sums are paid in full. Any and all unused portions of any additional sums required under Subsections (B) through (E) shall be refunded to the applicant. Appeals from any decision under this Subsection shall be taken pursuant to Chapter 400 of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 957, 2-14-2019]
[R.O. 1992 § 505.040; CC § 610.040; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
An official selected by the Board of Aldermen shall inspect
all buildings or structures during construction to see that the provisions
of this Title are complied with. Whenever in his opinion, by reason
of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Title,
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. 1992 § 505.050; CC § 610.050; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
A.
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the "fire limits" as set out in Section 505.010, shall except as provided for in Section 505.060, be enclosed on all sides with walls constructed wholly of brick, stone, hollow tile, hollow or solid concrete block, concrete or other equivalent non-combustible materials; and shall have the roof, also top, and sides of all roof structures, including dormer windows, covered with non-combustible or fire-retardant materials. All cornices shall be non-combustible material.
B.
Buildings with wooden framework clad with sheet metal or stucco or
veneered with brick or its equivalent shall be classed as frame.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.060; CC § 610.060; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
A.
No frame, wooden or metal structure shall hereafter be built within
the "fire limits" as given in this Title, or as they may be hereafter
established or amended, except the following:
1.
Temporary one-story buildings for use of builders, only in connection with a building operation for which a permit has been issued under Section 505.010;
2.
Fences not exceeding ten (10) feet in height;
3.
Porches, balconies and canopies not exceeding ten (10) feet
in width, nor extending more than three (3) feet above the second
story floor beams. No such structure shall be joined to any similar
structure of another building;
4.
Bay windows when covered with non-combustible or fire-retardant
materials;
5.
Small detached outbuildings not exceeding one hundred fifty
(150) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height, and not within
five (5) feet of any lot line;
6.
Dwellings not exceeding two (2) stores in height and separated
by at least five (5) feet from lot lines of adjoining property;
7.
A building occupied exclusively as a private garage or stable,
not more than one (1) story in height, nor more than seven hundred
fifty (750) square feet in area, located on the same lot with a dwelling;
provided, that such building be placed at least three (3) feet from
the lot line;
8.
One-story metal buildings or other unprotected non-combustible
construction, with no wood in walls or roof structure, having a horizontal
separation of at least ten (10) feet on all sides, with area not exceeding
twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet when used for a business occupancy,
or not exceeding one thousand (1,000) square feet when used for other
occupancy. "Business occupancy" means the use of a building or structure
for transacting of business or rendering or receiving of professional
services; including among others, banks, barber shops, beauty parlors,
offices, radio and television stations, telephone exchanges;
9.
Coal tipples, ice houses, material bins, trestles and water
tanks when built on planking and timbers of the dimension usual for
heavy timber construction;
10.
Cooling towers not in excess of two hundred fifty (250) square
feet in base area and fifteen (15) feet in height;
11.
Greenhouses not more than fifteen (15) feet in height, erected
on the same lot, as an accessory to a dwelling or store;
12.
Non-combustible display signs, or combustible display signs
when not over fifteen (15) feet high and not attached to or forming
part of any other structure;
13.
No frame or metal building or other unprotected non-combustible
construction not in conformity with this Section shall be moved from
without to within the fire limits; or from one lot to another within
the fire limits.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.070; CC § 610.070; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
Any existing frame building within the "fire limits" not in
conformity with this Title, which may hereafter be damaged by fire,
decay or otherwise to an amount greater than one-half (1/2) of its
value, exclusive of foundation, shall not be repaired or rebuilt,
but shall be removed.
[R.O. 1992 § 505.110; CC § 610.110; Ord. No. 26, 10-8-1959]
Chimneys shall be built of brick, or solid block masonry, or
of reinforced concrete not less than three and three-quarters (3 3/4)
inches thick. Chimneys shall be lined throughout with fire clay, flue
lining or with fire brick, provided that chimneys for gas appliances
only may be lined with any approved corrosion resistant lining. Chimneys
shall be built on concrete or masonry foundations. Chimneys shall
not rest upon or be carried by wooden floors, beams or brackets, nor
be hung from wooden rafters. Iron brackets or stirrups attached to
wooden construction shall not be used to support chimneys. Footings
for exterior chimneys shall start below the frost line. All chimneys
shall be built as nearly vertically as possible and shall extend at
least three (3) feet above the highest point at which they come in
contact with the roof of the building and at least two (2) feet higher
than any ridge within ten (10) feet of such chimney or flue.
