Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the construction codes, or to cause any such work to be done, he/she shall first make application to the planning and community development department and obtain the required permit for the work.

(1)

Information required. Each application for a permit, with the required fee, shall be filed with the planning and community development department on a form furnished for that purpose, and shall contain a general description of the proposed work and its location. The application shall be signed by the owner, or his/her authorized agent. The building permit application shall indicate the proposed occupancy of all parts of the building and of that portion of the site or lot, if any, not covered by the building or structure, and shall contain such other information as may be required by the director.

(2)

Drawings and document specifications.

a.

Requirements. Documents drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work, shall accompany the application for a permit. Such drawings and specifications shall contain information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as the quality of material where quality is essential to conformity with the construction codes.

b.

Site drawings. A general site plan drawn at a legible scale which shall include, but not be limited to, the location of all buildings, setbacks, buffers, easements, exterior storage facilities, parking lots, roads, storm and sanitary sewer accesses, and adjacent property uses on the site or lot. The director may require a boundary line survey or site plan prepared by a qualified surveyor.

c.

Building floor plan. A building floor plan drawn to a legible scale, which shall include, but not be limited to, rooms, doorways, corridors, exits.

d.

Additional data. The director may require details, computations, stress diagrams, and other data necessary to describe the construction or installation and the basis of calculations. All drawings, specifications and accompanying data required by the director are to be prepared by a certified, licensed architect or engineer and shall be affixed with their official seal.

e.

Design professional. The design professional shall be an architect or engineer legally registered under the laws of this state regulating the practice of architecture or engineering and shall affix his official seal to said drawings, specifications, and accompanying data, for the following:

1.

All group and occupancies.

2.

Buildings and structures three (3) stories or more high.

3.

Buildings and structures five thousand (5,000) square feet or more in area.

(Ord. No. 21-11, § 1(Exh. A), 9-7-2021)

Applications for fence permits shall be made upon forms provided by the planning and community development department. The following information shall be provided with the application:

(1)

A plot plan or lot survey shall be provided that includes the location of all existing and proposed fences, walls, structures, easements, and setback dimensions.

(2)

A detail of the proposed fence or wall with all appropriate dimensions shall also be provided.

(3)

Written consent of all adjacent property owners, or a certified survey verifying the location of lot boundaries, if a fence or wall is proposed to be erected or installed on a property line.

(4)

Other information that the director may require to show full compliance with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 21-11, § 1(Exh. A), 9-7-2021)

It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit the use of any building or premises or part thereof, hereafter created, changed, converted, or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a certificate of occupancy, which shall be a part of the building permit, shall have been issued by the building official.

Such certificate shall show that such building or premises or part thereof and the proposed use thereof are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(1)

Temporary certificate of occupancy. Under such rules and regulations as may be established by the building inspector, a temporary certificate of occupancy for a part of a building may be issued.

(2)

Certificate for existing building. Upon written request from the owner, the building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or premises existing at the time of enactment of this chapter, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building or premises, and whether such use conforms with the provisions of this chapter.

(3)

Availability of records. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the planning and community development department and copies shall be furnished on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in land or in a building affected by such certificate of occupancy.

(Ord. No. 21-11, § 1(Exh. A), 9-7-2021)

(a)

To determine in advance whether a structure or use existing or proposed for any property located within the city is or may be used or developed in compliance with this chapter, the owner of the property or his agent ("owner") may request a zoning verification letter from the director. Such request shall be in writing and on the form developed by the city, which form, at a minimum, shall require that the following information be provided regarding the property for which the certificate is being requested:

(1)

Identity of the owner of the subject property;

(2)

Identity of any agent of the owner of the subject property;

(3)

A legal description of the subject property;

(4)

A complete description and inventory of all existing structures on the subject property;

(5)

A complete description and inventory of all proposed structures to be located on the subject property;

(6)

A complete description and inventory of any and all activities presently occurring on the subject property; and

(7)

A complete description and inventory of any and all activities proposed to occur on the subject property

(b)

The issuance of a zoning verification letter shall merely constitute confirmation that the structures and/or uses located on or proposed for the subject property have been determined to be in compliance with the zoning ordinance of the city as effective on the date of issuance of the certificate and may be legally conducted thereon as of the date of issuance of the certificate.

(Ord. No. 21-11, § 1(Exh. A), 9-7-2021)