The administration and enforcement of the provisions established in this title shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (part), 1963)
A. 
Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the codes in this chapter, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.
B. 
Permits shall not be required for work and repairs listed in the International Building Code Section 105.2.
C. 
A valid and fully complete building permit application for a structure, that is permitted under the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of the application shall be considered under the building permit ordinance in effect at the time of application, and the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of application.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (b), 1963; Ord. 803 § 2, 2004; Ord. 892, 2017)
To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefore in writing on a form furnished by the building official for that purpose. Such application shall:
A. 
Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made.
B. 
Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or work.
C. 
State the valuation of the proposed work.
D. 
Indicate the use and occupancy for which the proposed work is intended.
E. 
Be accompanied by construction documents and other information as required in the International Building Code Section 106. The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with applicable codes.
F. 
Be signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized agent.
G. 
Give other data and information as required by the building official.
(Ord. 803 § 3, 2004)
A. 
For any construction project costing more than five thousand dollars the application shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. 
The legal description, or the tax parcel number assigned pursuant to RCW 84.40.160, and the street address if available, and may include any other identification of the construction site by the prime contractor;
2. 
The property owner’s name, address, and phone number;
3. 
The prime contractor’s business name, address, phone number, current state contractor registration number; and
4. 
Either:
a. 
The name, address, and phone number of the office of the lender administering the interim construction financing, if any; or
b. 
The name and address of the firm that has issued a payment bond, if any, on behalf of the prime contractor for the protection of the owner, if the bond is for an amount not less than fifty percent of the total amount of the construction project.
B. 
The information required on the building permit application by subsection (A)(1) through (4) of this section shall be set forth on the building permit document which is issued to the owner, and on the inspection record card which shall be posted at the construction site.
C. 
The information required by subsection (A) of this section and information supplied by the applicant after the permit is issued under subsection (D) of this section shall be kept on record in the office where building permits are issued and made available to any person on request. If a copy is requested, a reasonable charge may be made.
D. 
If any of the information required by subsection (A)(3) of this section is not available at the time the application is submitted, the applicant shall so state and the application shall be processed forthwith and the permit issued as if the information had been supplied, and the lack of the information shall not cause the application to be deemed incomplete for the purposes of vesting under PMC 16.24.120(C). However, the applicant shall provide the remaining information as soon as the applicant can reasonably obtain such information.
(Ord. 803 § 4, 2004)
The mayor is hereby authorized to reduce the building permit fees by one-half for the following types of projects that would otherwise be required under the building fee schedule adopted by resolution of the city council and provisions of the Pomeroy Municipal Code:
A. 
Low-Income Housing. This reduction may be granted upon the condition that the developer records a covenant that prohibits using the property for any purpose other than for low-income housing. At a minimum, the covenant must address price restrictions and household income limits for the low-income housing, and that if the property is converted to a use other than for low-income housing, the property owner must pay the applicable building fees in effect at the time of conversion.
B. 
Early Learning Center. This reduction may be granted upon the condition that the developer records a covenant that requires at least twenty-five percent of the children and families using the early learning facility qualify for state subsidized childcare, including early childhood education and assistance.
C. 
Development Activities With a Broad Public Purpose. This reduction may be granted when the project is being funded by an organization classified as a 501(c) nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Proof of nonprofit status must be submitted with the building permit application.
(Ord. 956 § 1, 2025)
A. 
An application shall be deemed to have been abandoned one hundred eighty days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued. The building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety days each. The extension must be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
B. 
Every permit issued shall become invalid unless he work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced with in one hundred eighty days after its issuance, or if the work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty days after the work is commenced. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more that one hundred eighty days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (b), 1963; Ord. 803 § 6, 2004)
A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained from the building inspector for any of the following;
A. 
Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected, structurally altered or moved;
B. 
Changes in use of an existing building, except to another of the same type;
C. 
Occupancy and use of vacant land, except for any use consisting primarily of tilling the soil;
D. 
Change in the use of the land, except to another use of the same type and except for any use consisting primarily of tilling the soil;
E. 
Any change in the use of a nonconformer as to use and as to bulk;
F. 
The establishment of a use on vacant land or upon or in a vacant building; or
G. 
Establishment of any use of a building or of land for which a special permit is required under the jurisdiction of the planning commission.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (e), 1963)
Every application for an occupancy permit shall contain the information required on an application for a building permit, or may make reference to the information contained on a building permit issued in advance of an occupancy permit.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (f), 1963)
The office of the building inspector is established. The building inspector shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. It shall be the building inspector’s duty to enforce the provisions of this title. The building inspector, in compliance with the provisions of PMC 1.08.010, shall have the right to enter any building or enter upon any land during the day time, in the course of his duties. He shall maintain in his office in City Hall files of all applications for building permits and plans submitted and files relating to applications and the issuance of certificates of occupancy and records of all building permits and their respective applications; and such files shall be open to public inspection.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (g), 1963)
The building inspector shall keep a record of every identifiable complaint of a violation of any of the provisions of this title, and such action taken by him on each complaint. He shall report to the mayor periodically, at the mayor’s convenience, summarizing the work of the building inspector, the number of building permits and occupancy permits issued, and the number of investigations made, and administrative actions taken regarding complaints and violations.
(Ord. 490 § 56 (h), 1963)
It is unlawful for any person to build, erect, construct, alter rebuild, renovate, enlarge, expand, activate, operate or maintain any building, structure or use within the city in violation of the provisions of this title. Any person so violating this title shall severally for each and every such violation or noncompliance, be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to penalty as set forth in Chapter 1.12 PMC, as now exits or as may be hereafter amended. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. When not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense.
(Ord. 490 § 57, 1963; Ord. 803 § 7, 2004)