No building or other structure valued at more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally
altered without a permit therefor, issued by the building official.
No building permit shall be issued except in conformity with the provisions
of this chapter, except after written order from the board of adjustment.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
14.01; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
(a)
All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by plans
in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimension and shape
of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and locations of the
lot of buildings already existing, if any; and the location and dimensions
of the proposed building or alteration. The application shall include
such other information as lawfully may be required by the building
official of the building and land, the number of families, housekeeping
units, or rental units the building is designed to accommodate, conditions
existing on the lot, and such other matters as may be necessary to
determine conformance with, and provide for the enforcement of this
chapter.
(b)
One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the building
official after he shall have marked such copy either as approved or
disapproved and attested to same by his signature of such copy. The
second copy of the plans, similarly marked, shall be retained by the
building official.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
14.02; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
If the work described in any building permit has not begun within
ninety (90) days from the date of issuance thereof, said permit shall
expire; it shall be cancelled by the building official; and written
notice thereof shall be given to the persons affected.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
14.03; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
Building permits or certificate of zoning compliance issued
on the basis of plans and applications approved by the city administrator
authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in
such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement,
or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction, or variance with
that authorized shall be deemed violation of this chapter, and punishable
as provided by article 14.2244 herein.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/93; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec.
14.04; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/97)
