§ 111-10. Application for building permit.

A. 

Form of application. The application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the Building Official may provide, with all the appropriate information entered and all appropriate sections duly signed and acknowledged before a notary public or commissioner of deeds, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.

B. 

Design of buildings. Every building or part thereof, or swimming pool and required enclosure, shall be designed as required by the State of New York and the Building Official, by a registered architect or a professional engineer, in accordance with this code.

C. 

By whom application is made. Application for a permit shall be made by the owner or lessee of the building or structure, or agent of either, or by the professional engineer or registered architect employed in connection with the proposed work. If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee or a registered architect or professional engineer, it shall be accompanied by a duly verified affidavit of the owner that the proposed work is authorized by the owner in fee and that the applicant is authorized to make such application. The full names and addresses of the owner, lessee, applicant and of the responsible officers, if the owner or lessee is a corporate body, shall be stated in the application.

D. 

Affidavit to be filed with plans.

(1) 

When affidavit is required. When plans are required to be filed and such plans contemplate structural changes or structural work, they shall be accompanied by an affidavit of a registered architect or professional engineer stating that he has supervised the preparation of the plans and that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the structure, if built in accordance with the plans, will conform to the provisions of this code and will not conflict with any provisions thereof or any other provisions of law applicable thereto, except as specifically noted otherwise.

(2) 

Requirement for additional affidavits. Where a professional engineer has been employed in the preparation of the structural or mechanical design, the structural or mechanical plans shall be accompanied by his affidavit stating that the structural or mechanical design drawings prepared under his supervision, to the best of his knowledge and belief, conform to the laws governing building construction, except as specifically noted otherwise.

E. 

Practical difficulties. If there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships involved in compliance with the provisions of this code, the Building Official may vary or modify such provisions where the granting of such variance or modification is not contrary to the provisions of any other City, county, state or federal law. The applicant may appeal the decision of the Building Official or any provision of this code by applying to the New Rochelle Board of Standards and Appeals and/or the Regional Board of Review for the State Code, as may be applicable. All appeals shall be in writing and in the form prescribed by the reviewing authority.

[Amended 3-18-2003 by Ord. No. 63-2003]

F. 

Description of work. The application shall contain a general description of the proposed work, its location, the use and occupancy of all parts of the building or structure and of the portions of the site or lot not covered by the building and such additional information as may be required by the Building Official. In the case of an application to demolish a building or structure, a suitable photograph shall be a part of the description.

G. 

Plans and specifications. The application for the permit shall be accompanied by not less than two copies of specifications and of plans drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. When quality of materials is essential for conformity with the Building Code, specific information shall be given to establish such quality, and in no case shall the code be cited by the term "legal" or its equivalent as a substitute for specific information. The Building Official may waive the requirement for filing plans when the work involved is of a minor nature.

H. 

Plot plan. There shall be included in the application for permit two copies of a plot plan as required by § 331-136 of the New Rochelle Zoning Ordinance. In all cases, the plot plan for new buildings or major additions thereto shall include the elevations at the exterior corners of the building, the elevation of the lowest interior level and the elevation at the street where the driveway will be constructed. Where the work proposed requires extensive regrading or lies in an area of special flood hazard, the plot plan shall include existing and proposed topography for the entire premises at no greater than one-foot intervals. Where the work proposed is in the proximity of structures on adjacent lots, the plot plan shall include elevations at the proposed footing bottoms and the existing footings of the adjacent structures. All elevations shall be New Rochelle datum.

[Amended 3-18-2003 by Ord. No. 63-2003]

Editor's Note: See Ch. 331, Zoning.

I. 

Engineering details. The Building Official may require adequate details of structural, mechanical and electrical work, including computations, stress diagrams and other essential technical data, to be filed. All engineering plans and computations shall bear the seal and signature of the engineer or architect responsible for the design.

J. 

Sprinkler installations. Plans submitted for the installation of sprinkler systems shall bear the approval of the American Insurance Association or the Factory Mutual System or the Insurance Services Office or any other qualified agency deemed acceptable to the Building Official.

K. 

Amendments to application. Subject to the limitations of Subsection L of this section, amendments to a plan, application or other records accompanying the same may be filed at any time before completion of the work for which the permit is sought or issued, and such amendments shall be deemed part of the original application and shall be filed therewith.

L. 

Time limitation on application. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six months after the date of filing, unless such application has been diligently prosecuted or a permit shall have been issued, except that, for reasonable cause, the Building Official may grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding 60 days each. Where an application has been granted approval by the Board of Appeals on Zoning, the proposed work shall be deemed abandoned one year after the date of filing of the zoning resolution, and no extensions may be granted by the Building Official.