[Ord. No. 650 Ch 15 Art 1 §1, 11-15-1960]
The following shall be and are hereby declared to be the fire limits: Beginning at the intersection of Hundley Street and Harrison Street, thence north to intersection of Hundley Street and Wood Street, thence east to intersection of Wood Street and Croquet Street, thence north to Jackson Street, thence west to Hundley Street, thence north to east and west alley between Jackson and Howell Streets, thence west to Water Street, thence south to Harrison Street, thence east to point of beginning.
[Ord. No. 650 Ch 15 Art 1 §2, 11-15-1960]
A. 
Except as hereinafter exempted in this Section, no wall, structure, building or part thereof shall hereafter be built, enlarged, demolished, moved 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 Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee, who shall, in accordance with the provisions herein contained, 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 a 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, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or involving a cost of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
C. 
No building shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from the Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee 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 or moved 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.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §19, 7-19-1988]
Application for building permit shall be made to the Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee on blank forms to be furnished by the City Clerk. Each application for a permit to construct or alter a building shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to scale showing the dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the building and accessory buildings to be erected and the materials to be used. Applications shall contain such other information as may be deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this Chapter or any other ordinance. The fee for a building permit shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen and may be revised from time to time.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §19, 7-19-1988]
The Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee shall issue the building permit only after determining that the building plans, together with the applications, comply with the terms of this Title and tile IV of this Code.
[Ord. No. 91-4 §1, 5-21-1991]
All construction, erection, alteration, wrecking or removal of any building or structure or parts thereof done under a building permit issued under this Chapter shall be completed within one (1) year of the date of issuance. No further work may be done under that building permit unless application is made to the Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee for renewal, and the Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee may renew a building permit for a period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days. Before renewing any building permit, the Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee shall make a determination that the person, firm or corporation seeking the renewal has otherwise complied with all provisions of this Chapter. The permit fee for renewal shall be the same as for an original building permit.
[Ord. No. 650 Ch 15 Art 1 §3, 11-15-1960]
The Codes Enforcement Officer or his designee shall inspect all buildings or structures during construction to see that the provisions of this Chapter are complied with. Whenever in his opinion, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Chapter, the continuance of a building operation is contrary to public welfare, he may order all further work to be stopped and may require suspension of work until condition in violation has been remedied.