[CC 1975 §44.5; Ord.
No. 95-02 §44.5, 2-7-1995; Ord. No. 00-36 §1, 12-5-2000; Ord.
No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
Except as may be otherwise provided by this Article or in such
building code, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect,
remodel, repair, demolish or otherwise do any work upon any building
or structure in the City without having obtained a permit to do so
from the City Clerk or Building Inspector. Developers must file an
engineering map with the City Clerk showing the exact location, direction
and depth of all buried utilities and risers before a building permit
will be issued for an approved plat.
[Ord. No. 21-29, 8-3-2021]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or
any of the technical codes adopted in this Chapter shall be deemed
guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation is combined or permitted to continue shall
constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable hereunder.
[CC 1975 §44.6; Ord.
No. 95-02 §44.6, 2-7-1995; Ord. No. 03-22 §2, 6-17-2003; Ord.
No. 05-09 §1, 4-5-2005; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
A.
No
building permit shall be issued for any work for which a permit is
required until the fees as set forth herein shall have been paid.
B.
Permits
are required for repairs and alterations. Rates for repairs and alterations
shall be the same as for new construction.
C.
The
fee for a permit to demolish a building or structure shall be as set
forth herein and said permit shall be valid for a period of sixty
(60) days.
D.
Building
permit fees shall be based on "actual construction cost".
E.
In
the event of a natural or other disaster, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
may authorize the City Administrator to waive part or all of the fees
provided in this Section for the purpose of rebuilding and replacing
damaged and destroyed buildings following such natural or other disaster.
Such authorization shall be by motion approved by a majority of the
Board of Aldermen and the Mayor and shall specify the purpose, conditions,
qualifications and length of time such authority shall exist.
F.
Upon
the issuance of any building permit a refundable deposit of one hundred
fifty dollars ($150.00) for a residential project or five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for a commercial or industrial project shall be
made to the City Clerk. This deposit shall be refunded only when a
final inspection has been completed and an occupation permit has been
issued. The deposit will be forfeited if the project is occupied before
the final inspection is completed and before the occupation permit
has been issued.
G.
Any
person required to obtain a building permit under this Article who
fails to obtain such permit before work has commenced shall immediately
obtain the proper building permit and shall also pay a fifty dollar
($50.00) late fee.
[Ord. No. 18-19, 5-1-2018]
[Ord. No. 94-33 §1, 12-6-1994; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006; Ord. No. 14-39 §2, 10-21-2014]
There is hereby established the position of Building Inspector.
[CC 1975 §44.7; Ord.
No. 95-02 §44.7, 2-7-1995; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
A.
The Building Inspector shall be responsible for the administration
and enforcement of this Chapter, including the provisions of the building
codes adopted by this Chapter and he/she shall perform such other
and related duties as may from time to time be required by him/her
by his/her duly authorized assistant or agent.
[Ord. No. 14-39 §3, 10-21-2014]
B.
The
Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to regulate,
inspect and determine that materials and workmanship regulated by
the building code do in fact conform to said code.
C.
The
Building Inspector shall cause the immediate correction or removal
of any non-conformity or defective building.
D.
The
Building Inspector shall submit a monthly report of his/her activities
to the Building, Plumbing and Electrical Committee of the Board of
Aldermen.
[CC 1975 §44.8; Ord.
No. 95-02 §44.8, 2-7-1995; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
The Building Inspector or other competent person designated
by him/her as his/her agent shall have the right to enter into any
building in the discharge of his/her official duties; and for that
purpose he/she shall be given prompt access to all buildings, public
and private, on application to the company or individual owning or
having charge or control thereof.
[Ord. No. 21-29, 8-3-2021]
A.
The
Building Inspector shall perform inspections as follows:
1.
Regular inspection for residential construction shall be performed
in fourteen (14) phases as follows:
5.
Additional inspections shall be performed as deemed necessary by
the Building Inspector.
6.
Fewer inspections may be required if deemed appropriate by the Building
Inspector.
7.
Failure of any phase to pass inspection shall result in a reinspection
fee assessment.
B.
The
owner or contractor performing the work shall notify City Hall to
request inspection at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance, excluding
weekends and holidays. Any site not ready for inspection after request
has been made shall be subject to a reinspection fee.
C.
A certificate
of occupancy shall be issued once final inspection is complete and
must be obtained prior to occupancy of any new construction.
[Ord. No. 94-33 §4, 12-6-1994; Ord. No. 95-11 §4, 6-6-1995; Ord.
No. 96-20, 10-1-1996; Ord. No. 00-36 §2, 12-5-2000; Ord.
No. 03-22 §3, 6-17-2003; Ord. No. 05-09 §2, 4-5-2005; Ord.
No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006; Ord. No. 06-13 §1, 3-7-2006; Ord.
No. 10-44 §1, 12-7-2010; Ord. No. 14-33 §1, 10-7-2014; Ord. No. 16-08 §1, 3-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-20, 8-15-2017; Ord. No. 24-22, 8-6-2024]
A.
No
building permit shall be issued for any work coming under the provisions
of this Chapter until the following fee or fees shall have been paid:
1.
New houses and buildings. Five dollars ($5.00) for
the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the total estimated
cost. Over one thousand one dollars ($1,001.00) — fifty cents
($0.50) per additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
2.
Repairs and alterations. No permit is required for
anything under one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) total estimated cost.
3.
A general contractor or private individual engaged in any new
and/or remodeling construction shall be directly responsible for paying
the cost of any and all re-inspection (or call-back) fees incurred
during the course of the job for corrections which have been made
other than those applying directly to electrical, plumbing or mechanical,
which would be paid by the respective subcontractor. The minimum fee
shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each call-back inspection.
4.
Building Inspector's fees. In addition, the
permittee shall pay the following inspection fees:
a.
Incidental inspection (includes remodeling) which does not require
any of the fourteen (14) inspections phases such as sewer extension,
etc: thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
b.
New construction and addition permits:
(1)
Single-family dwellings to be five hundred fifteen
dollars ($515.00) to be invoiced as follows:
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to issue permits, plus:
Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each of the fourteen (14) inspection
phases.
(2)
Multi-family dwellings to be five hundred twenty
dollars ($520.00) to be invoiced per living unit as follows:
Thirty dollars ($30.00) to issue permits, plus:
Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each of the fourteen (14) inspection
phases.
(3)
Commercial and industrial projects to be five hundred
twenty-five dollars ($525.00) to be invoiced as follows:
Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) to issue permits, plus:
Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each of the fourteen (14) inspection
phases.
c.
Re-inspection due to non-compliance: Thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
d.
Re-inspection due to the failure of owner (contractor) to have
work completed for inspection: Thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
e.
Billboard inspection set by Board.
5.
Inspection phases. Inspections to be invoiced
will include, but will not be limited to, the following types of inspections:
lot, footing, foundation, slab/floor, framing, roofing, roofing underlayment,
rough-in electric, rough-in slab plumbing, rough-in plumbing, mechanical
systems, temporary electric, permanent electrical, and final.
B.
In Subsection (A), Subparagraphs (1) and (2) above, the term "total estimated cost" means the reasonable value of all
services, labor, materials, use of scaffolding and other appliances
and devices entering into the completion of the work.
C.
An
amendment to a building permit shall not be approved until the additional
fee, if any, owing to an increase in the estimated cost of the building
or structure shall have been paid.
D.
No
building permit shall be issued by the City Clerk to any contractor
for the construction, erection or remodeling of any house, building
or other structure or any part thereof until such contractor shall
have first obtained the license and paid the license fee required
herein.
E.
In
the event of a natural or other disaster, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
may authorize the City Administrator to waive part or all of the fees
provided in this Section for the purpose of rebuilding and replacing
damaged and destroyed buildings following such natural or other disaster.
Such authorization shall be by motion approved by a majority of the
Board of Aldermen and the Mayor and shall specify the purpose, conditions,
qualifications and length of time such authority shall exist.
F.
Upon
the recommendation of the City Administrator, the Mayor, with the
approval of the Board of Aldermen, may authorize the City Administrator
to waive part or all of the fees provided in this Section for the
purpose of promoting economic development. Such authorization shall
be by motion approved by a three-fourths (¾) majority of the
Board of Aldermen and the Mayor and shall specify the purpose, conditions,
qualifications and length of time such authority shall exist.
[Ord. No. 94-33 §5, 12-6-1994; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
Any contractor that secures permits from the City Clerk shall
itemize the amount of the inspection fee as a separate item on their
statement or invoices to the owners of the property for which the
permit is issued or to the parties by whom the contractor is employed,
unless the contractor is the owner of the property for which the permit
is issued.
[Ord. No. 94-33 §6, 12-6-1994; Ord. No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
A.
Failure
of any contractor to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter
shall be cause for the revocation of any building permit issued under
this Section. The Building Inspector, in the event of the failure
to observe any of the conditions of this Chapter, shall give five
(5) days' notice to the contractor of the violation complained of
before revoking any building permit or license.
B.
The
City shall have the right to refuse to issue any new permits if the
uncorrected deficiencies are remaining.
[Ord. No. 94-33 §7, 12-6-1994; Ord. No. 95-14 §7, 6-6-1995; Ord.
No. 06-11 §1, 3-7-2006]
All building permits must be posted on the site visible to the
street.
