A. 
Improvements and Repairs to Property. All owners of property, or owner's authorized agent, falling within the purview of the adopted building codes of the town are required to first obtain a building permit from the town prior to commencing any construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, demolition or change of occupancy on such property, unless specifically excluded from the requirement of a building permit.
B. 
Applications for building permits shall be made on forms provided by the town. Reviews of the application, blueprints, specifications, and any other documents submitted with the application will be completed by the town as necessary. Any site plan review as required by Chapter 18.25 shall be completed prior to the issuance of any building permits.
C. 
All building permits shall be issued for a 180-day (six-month) period and can be renewed for an additional 180-day period for no additional charge or review. Completion of the entire project covered by the building permit must be completed within one year of permit issuance. A new building permit shall be required on projects exceeding the one-year limit. Exceptions can be made at the discretion of the building official on a case-by-case basis.
(Ord. 23-06 § 1, 2023)
A. 
Exemptions from building permit requirements shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of the town-adopted building codes or any laws or ordinances of the town. Building permits shall not be required for the following work:
1. 
Oil derricks.
2. 
Water tanks supported directly on grade if the capacity is not greater than 5,000 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width is not greater than 2:1.
3. 
Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work.
4. 
Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets and scenery.
5. 
Prefabricated swimming pools that are less than 24 inches deep, are not greater than 5,000 gallons and are installed entirely above ground.
6. 
Shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or agricultural purposes, not including service systems.
7. 
Swings and other playground equipment.
8. 
Window awnings supported by an exterior wall that do not project more than 54 inches from the exterior wall and do not require additional support.
9. 
Nonfixed and movable fixtures, cases, racks, counters and partitions not over five feet nine inches in height.
10. 
Minor electrical repair work, including the replacement of lamps or connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles.
11. 
Listed cord-and-plug connected temporary decorative lighting.
12. 
Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles but not the outlets therefor.
13. 
Replacement of branch circuit overcurrent devices of required capacity in the same location.
14. 
Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment operating at less than 25 volts and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts of energy.
15. 
Electrical equipment only used for radio and television transmissions.
16. 
Installation of temporary system required for the testing or servicing of electrical equipment or apparatus.
17. 
Portable heating, cooking or clothes drying appliances.
18. 
Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of gas equipment or make such equipment unsafe.
19. 
Portable fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid.
20. 
Portable ventilation equipment.
21. 
Portable heating appliances.
22. 
Portable cooling unit or evaporative cooler.
23. 
Steam, hot or chilled water piping within heating or cooling equipment.
24. 
Replacement of any mechanical part that does not alter its approval or make it unsafe.
25. 
Self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 pounds or less of refrigerant and actuated by motors of one horsepower or less.
26. 
The clearing of stoppages or repairing of leaks in plumbing pipes, valves or fixtures and the removal and reinstallation of water closets; provided, that such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.
27. 
The stopping of plumbing leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe; provided, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be considered as new work and a building permit shall be required and inspections made.
28. 
Roofing repairs and coatings that do not involve the removal of roofing materials to the decking.
(Ord. 23-06 § 1, 2023)