[Ord. No. 464, §§11,12; Ord. No. 676, §5.; Ord. No. 1259 §1, 10-15-1996]
(a) It shall be unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter or demolish a structure
or change the nature or type of occupancy of a building or structure
requiring greater strength, exitway or sanitary provisions or to change
to a prohibited use or to install or alter any equipment for which
provision is made or the installation of which is regulated by code,
ordinance or regulation, without first filing an application with
the Building Official, in writing, and obtaining the required permit
therefor; except, that ordinary repairs, as defined in Section 105.2
of the International Building Code and Section R105.2 of the International
Residential Code, which do not involve any violation of the codes
shall be exempt from this provision.
[Ord. No. 2475, 2-19-2019]
(b) The building official shall attach his signature to every permit
or he may authorize a subordinate to affix such signature thereto.
(c) The building official may issue a permit for the construction of
foundations or any other part of a building or structure before the
entire plans and specifications for the whole building or structure
have been filed complying with all the pertinent requirements of this
Code. The holder of such permit for the foundations or other parts
of a building or structure shall proceed at his own risk with the
building operation and without assurance that a permit for the entire
structure will be granted.
(d) This Code shall not require changes in the plans, construction or
designated use of a building for which a lawful permit has been heretofore
issued or otherwise lawfully authorized and the construction of which
shall have been actively prosecuted within ninety days after the effective
date of this article and completed with dispatch.
(e) At least twenty-four hours notice of start of work under a building
permit shall be given to the building official.
(f) It shall be unlawful to occupy or use a structure for which a building
permit has been issued unless and until an occupancy permit has been
issued by the Building Commissioner. A conditional occupancy permit
may be issued by the Building Commissioner upon application, provided
the structure or portion thereof may be safely occupied or used. In
the event minor site improvements are not completed, they may be required
as a condition of the permit to be completed post-occupancy. In the
event major site improvements are not complete, occupancy may be withheld,
or a suitable bond may be provided by the applicant for all incomplete
improvements. Any costs to the city associated to the review and acceptance
of a bond or occupancy permit shall be borne by the applicant.
[Ord. No. 2100 §1, 9-15-2009]
A builder of single-family dwellings or residences or multi-unit
dwellings of four (4) or fewer units shall offer to any purchaser
on or before the time of entering into the purchase contract the option,
at the purchaser's cost, to install or equip fire sprinklers in the
dwelling, residence or unit. The provisions of this subsection shall
expire on December 31, 2011.
[Ord. No. 464, §§13,16]
A permit shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in division
4 of this article have been paid.
[Ord. No. 464, §12]
A true copy of the building permit shall be kept on the site
of operations open to public inspection during the entire time of
prosecution of the work and until the completion of the same.
[Ord. No. 464, §12.; Ord. No. 2149 §1, 12-7-2010]
The building official shall stamp or endorse in writing both
sets of corrected plans "Reviewed For Code Compliance" and one (1)
set of such approved plans shall be retained by him and the other
shall be kept at the building site, open to inspection of the building
official or his authorized representative at all reasonable times.
[Ord. No. 464, §12.; Ord. No. 2149 §2, 12-7-2010]
(a) Any permit issued shall become invalid if the authorized work is
not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after issuance
of the permit or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned
for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the time of commencing
work or if a period of one hundred eighty (180) days has elapsed since
the last approved inspection.
(b) The building official may revoke a permit or approval issued under
the provisions of this Code in case of any false statement or misrepresentation
of fact in the application or on the plans on which the permit or
approval was based.