[1983 Code; amended 8-16-1999]
A. No building or structure or any part thereof or appurtenance thereto
shall hereafter be constructed, erected, altered, installed, added
to, enlarged, repaired, converted, removed, demolished or maintained,
nor shall the use, location or occupancy thereof be changed except
in conformity with the provisions of this Title. No work for which
a building permit is required under the terms of this Title or any
work with respect to excavation or grading in preparation therefor,
shall be commenced until the permit has been issued as herein provided.
B. No person shall construct, erect, alter, install, add to, enlarge,
repair, convert, remove, demolish, use, locate, occupy or maintain
a building or structure or any part or appurtenance thereof, or alter
the use of any building or structure or part or appurtenance thereof,
on any real estate within the limits of the Village, without first
obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure
or part or appurtenance thereof from the Village Clerk in the manner
hereinafter set forth.
C. Permits required. An application shall be submitted for the following
activities, and these activities shall not commence without a permit
being issued in accordance with the codes and ordinances of the Village
of Thornton.
1. Construct or alter a structure.
3. Demolish or move a structure.
4. Make a change of occupancy.
5. Install or alter any equipment regulated by the Village's codes
and ordinances.
6. Move a lot line which affects an existing structure.
7. To excavate or change any grades as regulated under the Village's
codes and ordinances.
D. Repairs. Application and permits are not required for ordinary repairs
to structures. Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of
any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of
any beam, column, or other structural support; or the removal or change
of any means of egress, or the rearranging of any part of a structure
affecting the means of egress; nor shall ordinary repairs include
addition to, or alteration of, fire protection features or systems,
or detection or alarm systems; water supply, sewer, drain, soil, gas,
waste, or vent piping; electrical wiring, or mechanical or other work
regulated under this title.
[1983 Code]
The owner or his agent of said real estate shall make application
to the Village Clerk for said permit as above set forth and shall
file with the Building Commissioner a written application on a form
furnished by said Village Clerk stating the name of the real estate,
or his agent, the name of the contractor or contractors, if any, the
location of the proposed building or buildings to be constructed,
erected, altered, installed, added to, enlarged, repaired, converted,
removed or demolished, the nature or the proposed construction, alteration
or repairs and containing an undertaking by the owner or his agent
or the contractor that if the permit be granted the work will be done
in accordance with the plans and specifications, the provisions of
the permit and the Village ordinances. The application, except for
repairs to, demolition or removal of a building, shall be accompanied
by a plat of survey made by a registered land surveyor. It shall show
the location of the proposed building or structure or the proposed
alteration on the real estate, and complete plans and specifications
shall be furnished with the application. The Village Clerk shall refer
said application along with any accompanying documents to the Building
Commissioner who shall examine the application, survey where applicable,
the plans and specifications and approve the issuance of a building
permit in the event said proposed construction, erection, alteration,
installation, addition, enlargement, repair, conversion, removal or
demolition of any building or any part thereof conforms to all requirements
of the ordinances of the Village. All permit fees shall be paid to
the Village.
[1983 Code]
All work performed under a permit issued hereunder shall conform
to the approved application and plans, and any approved amendments
thereto. It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, architect, structural
engineer, contractor, or builder engaged in erecting, altering or
repairing any building to make any departure from the drawings or
plans as approved by the Building Commissioner, of a nature which
involves any violation of the provisions of this Title on which the
permit has been issued. Any such departure from the approved drawings
or plans involving a violation of requirements shall operate to annul
the permit which has been issued for such work and shall render the
permit void.
[1983 Code]
Every permit issued hereunder shall expire one year after its
date unless work has been commenced under it in the meantime, and
may be revoked or cancelled by the Building Commissioner, on notice,
at any time after abandonment or discontinuance of the work for a
continuous period of six months. If a permit expires before any work
is done, all fees and deposits made in connection therewith shall
be returned less a service fee of $10 which shall be retained by the
Village Clerk. If a permit is terminated because of abandonment after
work has commenced, the permittee shall restore the site to its condition
prior to the beginning of the work, and if he fails so to do within
a reasonable time, the Village may so restore the site at the permittee's
expense and any representative of the Village may enter upon the real
estate for that purpose. In such case, the Village shall reimburse
itself, for any expenses incurred, from the amount received for fees
and deposits on issuance of the permit, and the balance if any, shall
be returned to the permittee, less a service charge of $10 which shall
be retained by the Village. If the expense incurred by the Village
is more than the fees deposited, the permittee shall pay the excess
to the Village on demand.
[1983 Code]
A permit which has expired or has been revoked or cancelled
may be renewed, if the work thereby authorized is permitted by ordinances
in force at the time of renewal, upon filing an application for such
renewal and upon the payment of all amounts remaining due for fees
and deposits upon the original permit, and a renewal fee of $10.