A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, conversion or change in the nature of the occupancy of any building or structure, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit from the Code Enforcement Officer for each such building or structure. No building permit shall be required for:
(1) 
Necessary repairs which do not materially affect structural features.
(2) 
Alterations to existing buildings, provided that the alterations:
(a) 
Cost less than $10,000;
(b) 
Do not materially affect structural features;
(c) 
Do not affect firesafety features such as smoke detectors, sprinklers, required fire separations and exits;
(d) 
Do not involve the installation or extension of electrical systems;
(e) 
Do not include the installation of solid-fuel-burning heating appliances and associated chimneys and flues.
(3) 
Residential storage sheds and other small noncommercial structures less than 140 square feet which are not intended for use by one or more persons as quarters for living, sleeping, eating or cooking, for example, a small storage building.
(4) 
Nonresidential farm buildings, including barns, sheds, poultry houses and other buildings used directly and solely for agricultural purposes.
B. 
Application for a building permit shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer on forms provided by the Code Enforcement Officer and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
Identification and/or description of the land on which the proposed work is to be done.
(2) 
Description of the use or occupancy of all parts of the land and the existing or proposed building.
(3) 
Description of the proposed work.
(4) 
The full name and address of the owner and of the applicant, and the names and addresses of their responsible officers, if any of them are corporations, and the name and address of the owner's authorized agent, if any.
(5) 
A statement that the applicant consents to permit the Code Enforcement Officer and any officer or employee of the Building Department to enter upon the premises without a search warrant in the manner prescribed in § 60-6.
(6) 
Such other information as may reasonably be required by the Code Enforcement Officer to establish compliance of the proposed work with the requirements of the applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations.
(7) 
The required fee.
C. 
The application shall be signed by the owner or the owner's authorized agent.
D. 
The application shall be made by the owner or by the agent, architect, engineer or builder employed in connection with the proposed work. Where such application is made by a person other than the owner, it shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the owner that the proposed work is authorized by the owner and that the applicant is authorized to make such application; and the affidavit shall contain a statement that the owner authorizes the applicant to consent to permit the Code Enforcement Officer and any officer or employee of the Building Department to enter upon the premises without a search warrant in the manner prescribed in § 60-6.
E. 
Each application for a building permit shall be accompanied by two copies of building plans and specifications that include all design criteria, together with four copies of a plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the location and size of all proposed new construction and all existing structures on the site, the nature and character of the work to be performed and the materials to be incorporated, distance from lot lines, the relationship of structures on adjoining property, and widths and grades of adjoining streets, walks and alleys. One of such copies of the plot plan shall have attached thereto a completed driveway permit application, and one of such copies of the plot plan shall have attached thereto a completed 911 numbering application. The application shall also include details of energy, structural, mechanical and electrical work, including computations, stress diagrams and other essential technical data. Plans and specifications shall bear the signature of the person responsible for the design and drawings and, where required by § 7202 or § 7302, as amended, of Articles 145 or 147 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the seal of a licensed architect or a licensed professional engineer. The Code Enforcement Officer may waive the requirement for filing plans and specifications when the work to be done involves minor alterations or is otherwise unnecessary and issue a building permit so stating.
F. 
The applicant shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer of any changes in the information contained in the application during the period for which the permit is in effect. Amendments, if any, to the application or to the plans and specifications accompanying the same shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, and approval must be received from the Code Enforcement Officer prior to the commencement of such change of work.
A. 
The Code Enforcement Officer shall examine or cause to be examined all applications for permits and the plans, specifications and documents filed therewith. The Code Enforcement Officer shall approve or disapprove the application within 60 days from the date of submission of the application. If the property for which the permit application is submitted has any violations existing at the time the application is made, the application shall be disapproved unless the application is being submitted to obtain a permit for work required to correct the violation. When a permit is issued under such circumstances, the fees associated therewith shall be twice the otherwise required amount.
B. 
Upon approval of the application and upon receipt of the required fees therefor, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a building permit to the applicant upon the form prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer and shall affix his or her signature or cause his or her signature to be affixed thereto.
C. 
Upon approval of the application, two sets of plans and specifications shall be endorsed with the word "approved." One set of such approved plans and specifications shall be retained in the files of the Building Department and the other set shall be returned to the applicant, together with the building permit, and shall be prominently displayed by the applicant at the building site or premises to which it pertains in a Doc-Box® or an equivalent approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
If the application, together with plans, specifications and other documents filed therewith, describes proposed work which does not conform to all of the requirements of the applicable building codes and/or regulations, the Code Enforcement Officer shall disapprove the same and shall return the plans and specifications to the applicant. Upon the request of the applicant, the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause such refusal, together with the reasons therefor, to be transmitted to the applicant, in writing.
A. 
A building permit shall become invalid unless the authorized work is commenced within six months following the date of issuance. Building permits shall expire 12 months after the date of issuance. For good cause, and/or following a performance work schedule that is submitted with the original permit application, and upon payment of the applicable fees as may be established pursuant to § 60-18 of this chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer may allow a maximum of two extensions for successive periods not exceeding one year each. All work shall conform to the approved application, plans and specifications and shall be in accordance with applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations in effect at the time of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance.
[Amended 9-2-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
B. 
Building permits and approved plans and documents, with the inspection schedule, shall be prominently displayed on the job site at all times during the progress of the work so as to be readily seen from adjacent thoroughfares in a Doc-Box® or an equivalent approved by the Code Enforcement Officer. Projects with multiple permits require multiple boxes.
C. 
Inspections during construction.
(1) 
Work for which a building permit has been issued hereunder shall be inspected for approval prior to enclosing or covering any portion thereof and upon completion of each stage of construction, including but not limited to building location, site preparation, excavation, foundation, framing, superstructure, electrical, plumbing and heating, and air conditioning. It shall be the responsibility of the owner, applicant, or his agent to inform the Code Enforcement Officer that the work is ready for inspection and to schedule such an inspection 48 hours in advance.
(2) 
For work which requires special inspections during construction, it shall be the responsibility of the owner, applicant, or his agent to provide a list at his or her expense. A statement of the special inspections, including a complete list of materials and work requiring such inspections, and a list of the individuals and approved agencies shall be provided to the Code Enforcement Officer for the permit application file. The reports of such special inspections shall be provided to the Code Enforcement Officer for the permanent record.
(3) 
If entrance to make an inspection is refused or cannot be obtained, the Town Board, after being notified by the Code Enforcement Officer of the situation, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order to make an inspection.
D. 
All locations where work is being performed shall have suitable containers on site at all times to accommodate any and all construction debris. These containers shall be covered when not attended. No outside storage of construction or project related debris shall be permitted to accumulate, and all outside areas of the work site must remain free of debris, trash and garbage and regularly cleaned. Upon request, documentation establishing lawful disposal of construction debris shall be produced to the Code Enforcement Officer.
The Code Enforcement Officer may revoke a building permit theretofore issued in any of the following instances:
A. 
Where the Code Enforcement Officer finds 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 the Code Enforcement Officer finds that the building permit was issued in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the applicable law.
C. 
Where the Code Enforcement Officer finds that the work performed under the permit is not being prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the application, plans or specifications.
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 Officer.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer has reason to believe that the work on any building or structure is being performed in violation of the provisions of the applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules or regulations, or not in conformity with the provisions of an application, plans or specifications on the basis of which a building permit was issued, or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the owner of the property or the owner's agent to suspend all work, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work and suspend all building activities until the stop order has been rescinded. Such order and notice shall be in writing, shall state the conditions under which the work may be resumed and may be served upon a person to whom it is directed either by delivering it personally to the person or by posting the same upon a conspicuous portion of the building where the work is being performed and sending a copy of the same to the person by certified mail at the address set forth in the application for the building permit.
The Code Enforcement Officer, upon the showing of proper credentials and in the discharge of the Code Enforcement Officer's duties, shall be permitted to enter upon any building, structure or premises without interference during reasonable working hours.
A. 
No building hereafter erected shall be used or occupied in whole or in part until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
B. 
No building hereafter enlarged, extended or altered, or upon which work has been performed which required the issuance of a building permit shall be occupied or used for more than 30 days after the completion of the alteration or work unless a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
C. 
No change shall be made in the nature of the occupancy of an existing building unless a certificate of occupancy authorizing such change shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
The owner or the owner's agent shall make application for a certificate of occupancy. Accompanying such application and before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, there shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer an affidavit of the registered architect or licensed professional engineer who prepared the original plans, or of the registered architect or licensed professional engineer who supervised the construction of the work, or of the superintendent of construction who supervised the work and who, by reason of the person's experience, is qualified to supervise the work for which the certificate of occupancy is sought. Such affidavit shall state that the deponent has examined the approved plans of the structure for which a certificate of occupancy is sought and that the structure has been erected in accordance with approved plans and, as erected, complies with the laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations governing building construction or as varied by a variance which has been legally authorized. Such variances and qualifying conditions imposed therewith, if any, shall be specified in the affidavit.
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy, the Code Enforcement Officer shall examine or cause to be examined all buildings, structures and sites for which an application has been filed for a building permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair or change the use or nature of occupancy, and the Code Enforcement Officer may conduct such inspections as the Code Enforcement Officer deems appropriate from time to time during and upon completion of the work for which a building permit has been issued. There shall be maintained in the Building Department a record of all such examinations and inspections, together with a record of findings of violations of the law.
A. 
When, after final inspection, it is found that the proposed work has been completed in accordance with the applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, and also in accordance with the application, plans and specifications filed in connection with the issuance of the building permit, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of occupancy upon the form provided by the Code Enforcement Officer. If it is found that the proposed work has not been properly completed, the Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue a certificate of occupancy and shall order the work completed in conformity with the building permit and in conformity with the applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations and also in accordance with the application, plans and specifications filed in connection with the issuance of the building permit.
B. 
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued, where appropriate, within 30 days after written application therefor is made.
C. 
The certificate of occupancy shall certify that the work has been completed and that the proposed use and occupancy is in conformity with the provisions of the applicable building laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations and shall specify the use or uses and the extent thereof to which the building or structure or its several parts may be put.
Upon request, the Code Enforcement Officer may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a building or structure or part thereof before the entire work covered by the building permit shall have been completed, provided that such portion or portions as have been completed may be occupied safely without endangering life or the public health or welfare. A temporary certificate of occupancy shall remain effective for a period not exceeding three months from its date of issuance. For good cause, the Code Enforcement Officer may allow a maximum of two extensions for periods not exceeding three months each.