[Amended 6-13-2005 by L.L. No. 6-2005]
No person, firm, corporation, association or other organization shall
commence the erection, construction, alteration, improvement, removal or demolition
of any building or structure, except agricultural buildings or structures,
and the installation of any heating equipment, system or component and the
installation of any in-ground or aboveground swimming pool, without having
applied for and obtained a building permit from the Code Enforcement Official.
At the request of the applicant, building permit requirements may be waived
where the work to be done involves minor interior or exterior alterations.
The Code Enforcement Official may revoke a building permit previously
issued in the following instances:
A. Where it is found that there has been any false statement
or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application, plans or specifications
on which the building permit was based;
B. Where it is found that the building permit was issued
in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the code;
C. Where it is found that the work performed under the permit
is not being completed in accordance with the provisions of the application,
plans, specifications or the code; or
D. Where the person to whom a building permit has been issued
fails or refuses to comply with a stop order issued by the Code Enforcement
Official.
A building permit shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance
or upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first.
A building permit may, upon written request, be renewed for successive one-year
periods, provided that the permit has not been revoked or suspended at the
time the application for renewal is made. The relevant information in the
application for renewal must be up-to-date in order to obtain an extension.