[R.O. 1993 § 500.060; Ord. No. 544, B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-1]
A. Every
application for a building permit shall be in writing and delivered
to the City Engineer and shall be accompanied by a detailed set of
plans, in duplicate, showing the size of the proposed building or
structure, its location on the lot, the basic materials of which it
is to be constructed and the details and type of construction to be
used. On the issuance of a permit, one (1) set of said plans shall
be retained by the City Engineer as a permanent record and one (1)
set shall be returned to the applicant. In cases of any building or
structure to be located outside the fire districts, the City Engineer
may, at his/her own discretion, permit the substitution of a written
statement covering the essential information required in place of
said plans.
B. Blank
forms shall be provided by the City Engineer for the use of those
applying for permits as provided for in this Chapter. Any permits
issued by the City Engineer shall be on standard forms for such purpose
and furnished by the City.
C. Ordinary
repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in major structural
parts such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or involving
a cost of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); or erection
of detached outbuildings outside the fire limits (such as sheds, chicken
houses, and one-car private garages) costing not more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00); or minor changes or repairs in electrical wiring
or equipment, shall not require the issuance of a permit.
D. No
building shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from the
City Manager or his/her designate. The Building Official and such
official shall not issue such permit if in his/her judgment the proposed
new location would seriously increase the fire hazards of the surrounding
buildings.
E. 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 Chapter, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the
expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of said property
by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.070; Ord. No. 544 B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-2]
The City Manager or his/her designate, the Building Official
shall inspect all buildings or structures during construction to see
that the provisions of this Article are complied with. Whenever in
his/her opinion, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation
of a provision of this Article, 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. 1993 § 500.080; Ord. No. 2687 § 1, 7-14-2009]
A. The
minimum fee for a building permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00),
which shall cover a building project with costs of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or less, inclusive of materials and labor. In addition,
a permit fee equal to two dollars ($2.00) per one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) of cost, including materials and labor, shall be paid.
B. In addition to any other penalties which may be imposed for violations of City ordinances, any person who shall fail to obtain a permit required by this Chapter prior to commencement of construction, alteration or remodeling of any building or land shall pay an administrative fee in addition to those fees required in Subsection
(A) above to the City as follows:
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Estimated Cost
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Administrative Fee
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Up to $10,000
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$30.00
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$10,000 to $25,000
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$40.00
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Over $25,000
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$50.00
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[R.O. 1993 § 500.090; Ord. No. 544, B15-9, 4-5-1949; CC 1963 Ch. 5 Art. I § 5-4]
Whenever any permit is issued as required above, a permit card
shall be furnished by the City, and it shall be the responsibility
of the applicant and/or the one in whose name the permit is issued,
to keep the said permit card posted in a conspicuous place upon the
building or structure or other object, within plain view of the passing
public, and there maintained until completion of the building operation
for which the permit was issued.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.100]
Once a building permit has been issued, if construction has
not commenced within six (6) calendar months from the date of issue
or if construction has not been completed within twenty-four (24)
calendar months from date of issue, the permit originally issued shall
expire and be of no further validity and a new permit, including payment
of all applicable permit fees, is required before work can commence
or continue.