Ravena City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Administration
§ 119-37 Building Inspector.
A.
The Village Board of Trustees shall appoint a Building Inspector, who shall be charged with the general and executive administration of this chapter. The Board of Trustees shall fix the salary or remuneration of such officer and shall provide for payment thereof. The duties of the Building Inspector shall be as follows:
(1)
To enforce all provisions of this chapter and all rules, conditions and requirements adopted or specified pursuant thereto.
(2)
To act promptly on all applications for building permits and certificates of occupancy.
(3)
To maintain files for all applications for building permits and plans submitted therewith and for certificates of occupancy and for records of all building permits and certificates of occupancy issued by him, which files and records shall be open to public inspection.
(4)
To record all identifiable complaints of violations of any provision of this chapter and the subsequent action taken on each such complaint, which shall be public records.
(5)
To file a report with the Board of Trustees at monthly intervals, summarizing for the period since the last previous report, listing all building permits and certificates of occupancy issued by him and all complaints of violations and the subsequent action taken by him in each case.
B.
The said Inspector or his duly authorized assistants shall have the right to enter any building or enter upon any land at any reasonable hour in the course of their duties.
§ 119-37.1 Zoning Inspector.
[Added 10-5-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
The Village Board shall appoint a Zoning Inspector, who shall be charged with the authority to administer and enforce the zoning provisions of this chapter throughout all areas of the Village, and who shall have the power and authority to make inspections of buildings and premises necessary to enforce zoning provisions of this chapter as well as Chapter 57, Art. IV, Horses, cattle and fowl; Chapter 65, Fences; Chapter 71, Licensed occupations; Chapter 85, Property maintenance; Chapter 90, Recreation vehicles; Chapter 108, Abandoned vehicles; and parking violations as prescribed in Chapter 110, Vehicles and traffic.
§ 119-38 Building permits.
A.
No building or structure shall be erected, demolished or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector. Except upon a written order of the Board of Appeals, no such building permit or a certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Application.
(1)
All persons desiring a building permit shall apply in duplicate on an appropriate form stating the proposed work, use and occupancy. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by two copies of all plans, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the plot to be built upon and the locations of the building and any accessory buildings to be erected on the plot and the location of any proposed alterations, relocation, demolition or other structural change and any other pertinent information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
(2)
If approval of plans is required by the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board, County Health Department or other agency for any of the proposed work, the applicant shall obtain such approval in writing and submit it along with the application for a building permit.
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
C.
Approval.
(1)
The Building Inspector, upon determining that the proposed work, use and occupancy are in compliance with this chapter and other applicable ordinances and regulations, shall approve the application within 10 days and issue a building permit in connection therewith.
(2)
If the proposed work, use and occupancy do not comply with all sections of this chapter, a written order issued by the Board of Appeals excepting the applicant from compliance with such provisions shall be deemed sufficient to allow the issuance of a building permit. With the building permit, the Building Inspector shall return one copy of all plans and the application marked as approved.
D.
Disapproval. Should the Building Inspector determine that the proposed work, use and/or occupancy are not in compliance with this chapter and other applicable ordinances, codes or restrictions, he shall disapprove the application and return one copy of said application and plans marked as disapproved and with a statement of reasons for such disapproval within 10 days.
E.
Fees. Every application for a building permit shall be accompanied by the required fee.
F.
Validity.
[Amended 7-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
(1)
A building permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire one year from the date of issuance, or upon an issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy, use or compliance, whichever occurs first. Building permits may, upon written request, be renewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board for a period not to exceed 12 months, provided that:
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
(2)
Application for renewal must be made within 12 months of the date of issuance of the building permit and shall be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board. The Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board shall determine whether such permit shall be renewed by the Building Inspector and may require such information, evidence or surety as necessary to ensure that the structure or activity for which the permit was issued will be completed within the renewal period. Failure to timely provide such information, evidence or surety will result in an application for renewal being denied for incompleteness
[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
(3)
The fee for a building permit renewal shall be $50 for each month the renewal will remain in effect.
G.
Rescission. The Building Inspector, for just cause, may rescind a building permit which he has issued. He shall notify the applicant in writing of his reasons for such rescission.
§ 119-39 Certificates of occupancy.
A.
Application.
(1)
All persons desiring permission to occupy and use any part of a building or structure following construction, alteration, repair, extension, relocation or any structural changes, wholly or in part, or to change the use of an existing building, wholly or in part, or to change the use of a plot of land for other than agricultural purposes, or to occupy and use vacant land, shall apply to the Building Inspector for a certificate of occupancy.
(2)
Any such application shall be made in duplicate on an appropriate form stating the reason for such application and the location of the building or property in question. Such application shall be made concurrently with the application for a building permit if such a permit is required. The applicant shall furnish such data and documents as may be required by the Building Inspector for the performance of his duty.
B.
Approval.
(1)
The Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any of the reasons stated in Subsection A after determining by inspection that the premises comply with the conditions under which the building permit was issued or that such occupancy will be in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable ordinances, codes and regulations.
(2)
Such certificate, when issued, shall authorize the applicant to occupy and use the building or land in such manner as requested on the application.
C.
Disapproval. Should the Building Inspector refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy, he shall return one copy of the application marked as disapproved and with a statement of the reason for such disapproval.
D.
Validity. A certificate of occupancy shall remain valid only as long as the specific conditions under which it was issued are maintained.
E.
Rescission. The Building Inspector, for just cause, may rescind a certificate of occupancy which he has issued. He shall notify the applicant in writing of his reasons for such rescission.
F.
Temporary certificate. The Building Inspector may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy under such rules and conditions as the Board of Appeals may establish. Such a certificate shall be valid for a period of not more than 30 days. Extensions for not more than 30 days each may be issued.
G.
Additional copies. The Building Inspector may issue additional copies of any occupancy certificate to the applicant, owner, lessee, tenant or other person who has direct concern with the building or property.
H.
Fees. Every application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by the required fee.