§ 111-11. Approval or denial of application; requirements.

A. 

Action on application. The Building Official shall cause to be examined all applications for permits and amendments thereto. If the application or the plans do not conform to the requirements of all pertinent laws within his jurisdiction, he shall reject such application, in writing, stating the reasons therefor. If he is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of the State Code and all the laws and ordinances applicable thereto, he shall issue a permit therefor as soon as practicable.

B. 

Supervision of construction.

(1) 

Affidavit of potential inspection. No permit shall be issued for the construction of a building or portion thereof which is to have a total floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet or where the Building Official determines that the nature of the work requires professional supervision, until an affidavit is filed with the Bureau of Buildings certifying that the construction of such building or part thereof will be inspected by a professional engineer or registered architect. The affidavit is to be signed, sworn to and acknowledged by the engineer or architect who will inspect the construction and is to have his professional seal affixed. In the event that such engineer or architect shall, for any reason, discontinue his inspection of the construction of the building or portion thereof at a time prior to its completion, he shall immediately notify the Building Official of such fact, and thereupon the building permit issued for such construction shall be suspended, and no further work shall be done thereunder until another such affidavit shall be filed with the Building Official certifying that inspection of the construction has been resumed by another or the same engineer or architect.

(2) 

Final certificate required. No certificate of occupancy will be issued for such building until a final certificate is filed with the Bureau of Buildings by the engineer or architect who supervised the construction that the building was, to the best of his knowledge, in fact erected in conformity with the plans filed with the Bureau of Buildings and, as erected, complies with the laws governing building construction, except insofar as variations therefrom have been legally authorized. Such variations shall be specified in the affidavit

C. 

Suspension of permit. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within 90 days after its issuance or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after the time the work is commenced, provided that, for cause, one or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding 90 days each may be allowed in writing by the Building Official.

D. 

Previous approvals. Nothing in this code shall require changes in the plans, construction or designated use of a building for which a lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise lawfully authorized and the construction of which shall have been actively prosecuted within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter; and the entire building shall be completed as authorized within two years after the date of approval of the application.

E. 

Signature to permit. The Building Official shall attach his signature to every permit, or he may authorize a subordinate to affix such signature thereto.

F. 

Approved plans. The Building Official shall cause to be stamped or endorsed in writing on both sets of approved plans the wording "These plans and application were examined and approved as noted. They shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any provisions of the State Code, Zoning Ordinance or any other local, county or state regulations," and one set of such approved plans shall be retained by the Bureau of Buildings, and the other set shall be kept at the building site, open to the inspection of the Building Official or his authorized representative.

G. 

Revocation of permits. The Building Official may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions of this code when, in his opinion, there was false statement or misrepresentation of fact in the application or on the plans upon which the permit was granted or in the event that, in the judgment of the Building Official, the work being done under a permit deviates from the plans on file or good construction practice.

H. 

Posting of permit. The building permit shall be posted in a conspicuous location on the site of operations, open to inspection during the entire time of prosecution of the work and until the completion of the same.

I. 

Notice of start. At least 24 hours' notice of the start of work under a building permit shall be given to the office of the Building Official.

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