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Title 14 : Zoning and Land Use Control
Chapter 6 : Administration And Enforcement

14-603 : Building permits.

  1. It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction of any building or other structure, including accessory structures; to commence the moving, alteration, or repair of any structure, including accessory structures; or to commence the filling of land until the building inspector has issued for such work a building permit containing a statement that the plans, specifications, and intended use of such structure in all respects conform with the provisions of the zoning code. Application for a building permit shall be made in writing to the building inspector on forms provided for that purpose.
  2. It shall be unlawful for the building inspector to approve the plans or issue a building permit for any excavation or construction until he has inspected such plans in detail and found them to be in conformity with the zoning code. To this end, the building inspector shall require that every application for a building permit for excavation, construction, moving, or alteration shall be accompanied by a plan or plat drawn to a scale and showing the following in sufficient detail to enable the building inspector to ascertain whether the proposed excavation, construction, moving, or alteration is in conformance with the zoning code.
    1. The actual shape, location, and dimensions of the lot to be built upon.
    2. The shape, size, and location of all buildings or other structures to be erected, altered, or moved and of any buildings or other structures already on the lot.
    3. The existing and intended use of all such buildings or other structures.
    4. Location and design of off-street parking areas and off-street loading areas. Such other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of the zoning code are being observed.
  3. If the proposed excavation, construction, moving, or alteration as set forth in the application is in conformity with the provisions of the zoning code, the building inspector shall issue a building permit for such excavation or construction. If an application for a building permit is not approved, the building inspector shall state in writing on the application the cause for such disapproval. Issuance of a permit shall, in no case, be construed as waiving any provision of the zoning code, and building permits shall be void after six (6) months from date of issue unless substantial progress on the project has been made by that time. (1982 Code, § 11-603)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland
 

Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland