Building permits shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within any area of the Floodplain Conservation District. In the case of a proposed hospital, nursing home, jail, prison or manufactured home park, the permit referred to here would be the special permit of §
248-37.
A copy of all applications and plans for any proposed construction
or development in any identified floodplain area to be considered
for approval shall be submitted by the Building Code Official to the
County Conservation District for review and comment prior to the issuance
of a building permit. The recommendations of the Conservation District
shall be considered by the Building Code Official for possible incorporation
into the proposed plan.
A copy of all plans and applications for any proposed construction
or development in any identified floodplain area to be considered
for approval may be submitted by the Building Code Official to any
other appropriate agencies and/or individuals (e.g., Planning Commission,
Borough Engineer, etc.) for review and comment.
After the issuance of a building permit by the Building Code
Official, no changes of any kind shall be made to the application,
permit, or any of the plans, specifications or other documents submitted
with the application without the written consent or approval of the
Building Code Official. Requests for any such change shall be in writing.
The building permit, issued by the Building Code Official's
Officer, shall be displayed on the premises during the time construction
is in progress and be visible from the street. This placard shall
show the number of the building permit, the date of its issuance,
and be signed by the Building Code Official.
Work on the proposed construction and/or development shall begin
within six months and shall be completed within 12 months after the
date of issuance of the building permit or the permit shall expire
unless a time extension is granted, in writing, by the Building Code
Official. Construction and/or development shall be considered to have
started with the preparation of land, land clearing, grading, filling,
excavation for basement, footings, piers, or foundations, erection
of temporary forms, the installation of piling under proposed subsurface
footings, or the installation of sewer, gas and water pipes, or electrical
or other service lines from the street. Time extensions shall be granted
only if a written request is submitted by the applicant which sets
forth sufficient and reasonable cause for the Building Code Official
to approve such a request.
Applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by a
fee, payable to the Borough based upon the estimated cost of the proposed
construction as determined by the Building Code Official at the rates
as established from time to time by the Borough Council by resolution.