[R.O. 2013 § 500.040; Ord. No. 67-8; Ord. No. 93-34 § 1, 6-14-1993; Ord. No. 05-14 § 1, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 1, 9-12-2005; Ord. No. 09-35 § 1, 7-27-2009; Ord. No. 12-37 § 1, 8-27-2012]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to commence or proceed with the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, razing or moving of any wall, structure, building or part thereof within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Fredericktown, including, but not limited to, the corporate limits and the Fredericktown Municipal Airport, without first having applied, in writing, to the Building Official for a building permit to do so and a building permit having been issued therefor.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
B. 
Blank forms shall be provided by the Building Official for the use of those applying for building permits. All applications for building permits shall include a plan of the proposed work (showing the size of the proposed structure, its location on the lot and the details and type of construction to be used), together with a statement of the materials to be used. All applications for a building permit for all new or remodeled residential, commercial or industrial building permits shall be accompanied by site plans drawn by and bearing the seal and signature of an architect or engineer registered in the State of Missouri. All plans must comply with the provisions of the building codes adopted in this Chapter 500 and the Zoning Regulations adopted in Chapter 405 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fredericktown.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
C. 
The Building Official shall, in accordance with the provisions herein contained, issue a permit for the proposed construction in duplicate and in such form as may be adopted by a resolution of the Board of Aldermen, with one (1) copy thereof kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
1. 
By way of example, but not of limitation, permits are required for new and remodeled buildings, portable buildings, relocation of a building, carports, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fences, signs, billboards, outdoor advertising, in-ground swimming pools and aboveground swimming pools.
2. 
Ordinary repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in major structural parts, such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or minor changes or repairs in electrical wiring or equipment, shall not require the issuance of a permit.
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 Chapter, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of such property by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
E. 
The following fee schedule shall apply for all building permits:
1. 
Building Permits — New Construction — Primary Residential Structures.
a. 
Single-family dwelling including detached garages and accessory buildings — seven cents ($0.07) per square foot of gross floor area (excluding basement).
b. 
Two-family dwelling including detached garages and accessory buildings — seven cents ($0.07) per square foot of gross floor area (excluding basement).
c. 
The minimum building permit fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
d. 
Portable buildings and carports — thirty dollars ($30.00).
e. 
Electric permit — thirty dollars ($30.00).
f. 
Fence permit — thirty dollars ($30.00).
g. 
Signs, billboards, outdoor advertising — eight cents ($0.08) per square foot of sign face per face for multi-faced signs with a minimum permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
2. 
Building Permits — New Construction — Multifamily, Commercial And Industrial Structures.
a. 
Multifamily dwelling including detached garages and accessory buildings — eight cents ($0.08) per square foot of gross floor area.
b. 
New construction including detached garages, accessory buildings and canopies under ten thousand (10,000) square feet — thirty dollars ($30.00).
c. 
New construction including detached garages, accessory buildings and canopies over ten thousand (10,000) square feet — thirty dollars ($30.00).
d. 
The minimum permit fee for new construction (multifamily, commercial and industrial) shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
e. 
Plan review fee — A base fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall apply in all cases except when plans are submitted for buildings whose physical gross area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet. In addition, a fee equal to the estimated final plan review cost shall be paid at the time of submission of the plans. Such plans are subject to plan review by the City Engineer. The applicant shall be responsible to pay the actual cost of plan review.
f. 
Note: Building permit fees for additions or substantial alteration of the above listed building types shall be based on the applicable fee schedule for new construction.
3. 
Inspection/reinspection fees shall be charged to all holders of building permits in accordance with the fee schedule hereinafter established, which such charges shall be paid before the issuance of occupancy permits.
a. 
Inspections. For all inspections required under City building codes except occupancy inspections, there is hereby established the following fee schedule:
(1) 
Scheduled inspection: zero dollar ($0.00).
b. 
Reinspections. In the event it becomes necessary for a City Building Inspector to reinspect a job required to be inspected under the City building codes, the holder of the building permit shall pay a reinspection fee based on the following fee schedule:
(1) 
First reinspection: zero dollar ($0.00).
(2) 
Second reinspection: fifty dollars ($50.00).
(3) 
Third reinspection: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(4) 
Each additional reinspection shall be at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per reinspection.
4. 
All estimated permit fees for commercial and industrial buildings and additions shall be paid at the time of submission of the owner's application. In the event the application is abandoned or permits are not issued therefore, the estimated permit fees shall be forfeited to help cover City's cost of review. If permits are issued, the prepaid estimated permit fees shall be applied to the final permit fee.
F. 
Any building permit issued under this Section under which no construction work has been commenced within six (6) months after the date of issuance of the permit, or under which the proposed construction has not been completed within two (2) years of the date of issuance, shall expire by limitation; no work or operation shall take place under such permit after such expiration. Upon payment of ten cents ($0.10) per month for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) worth of construction on which the original permit was issued, but not less than one dollar ($1.00) per month in any case, a permit may be extended for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days by the Zoning Administrator.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.050; Ord. No. 67-8]
The Zoning Administrator shall inspect all buildings or structures during construction to see that the provisions of this Chapter are complied with. Whenever in his/her opinion, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Code or other ordinance of the City, 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 the condition in violation has been remedied.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.060; Ord. No. 67-8]
A. 
An owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by any order issued pursuant to this Chapter may file an appeal to the Board of Aldermen within ten (10) days from the service of such an order, and the Board of Aldermen shall fix a time and place not less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days thereafter when and where it may hear such appeal. Such appeal shall stay the execution of such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall, at such hearing, affirm, modify, revoke or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then be complied with.
C. 
Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to deny the right of any person to appeal from an order or decision of the Board of Aldermen to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such appeal shall stay the execution of such order until it has been heard, reviewed and vacated or confirmed.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.070; Ord. No. 67-8]
Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Chapter or with any order of the Zoning Administrator issued pursuant thereto and from which no appeal has been taken, or with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Board of Aldermen or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The imposition of one (1) penalty for the violation of such order shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 500.080, Seismic Design Required — When, of the 2013 Revised Ordinances, which immediately followed this Section, was repealed 7-25-2011 by Ord. No. 11-33 § 11.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.090; Ord. No. 05-14 § 2, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 2, 9-12-2005; Ord. No. 17-06 § 2, 3-13-2017]
Plans submitted for building whose physical gross area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet are subject to plan review by the City Engineer prior to issuance of a building permit. The permit applicant shall be responsible to pay the actual cost of plan review.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.100; Ord. No. 05-14 § 2, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 2, 9-12-2005]
A. 
The purpose of a site plan review is to ensure that the design and layout of certain developments permitted will constitute suitable development and will not result in a detriment to the neighborhood or the environment. All proposals for multifamily, commercial, condominiums and industrial buildings are subject to the provisions of this Section and any building proposed to be constructed in a "R-2," "C-1," "C-2," "C-3," "C-4," "I-1," "I-2" or "I-3" zoning district shall be subject to the provision of this Section. No condominiums shall be erected or externally enlarged except in conformity with a site plan bearing an endorsement of approval from the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
All applications for site plan review shall be made and processed in the same manner as provided for building permits. An applicant for site plan review shall file a copy of an application form and a site plan with the Zoning Administrator, along with the estimated review fee. Unless this requirement is waived by the Zoning Administrator, the site plan shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer or architect. The site plan shall include and be accompanied by the following items and information.
1. 
The site plan shall show all existing and proposed buildings, existing and proposed contour elevations, structures, parking spaces, driveway openings, driveways, service areas, potable water facilities, facilities for sewage, refuse and other waste disposal and for surface water drainage and landscape features such as fences, walls, planting areas, walks and lighting, both existing and proposed. The site plan shall also show the relation of the above features to adjacent ways and properties. The site plan shall also show all contiguous land owned by the applicant or by the owner of the property which is the subject of the application.
2. 
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required regarding design features to integrate with the proposed development into the existing landscape, to enhance aesthetic assets and to screen objectionable features from neighbors.
3. 
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required regarding the projected traffic flow patterns into and upon the side for both vehicles and pedestrians and an estimate of the projected number of motor vehicle trips to and from the site for an average day.