It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to enforce this Code. If the Building Inspector shall find that any of the provisions of this Code are being violated, he shall notify in writing the persons responsible for such violations, indication the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it, and shall take such other action to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions as is authorized by law.

All departments, officials, and employees of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall comply with the provisions of the Code and shall issue no permits or licenses for any use, purpose excavation, construction, structure, building, or sign in conflict with the provisions of this Code.

1210.1.

Zoning clearance permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, move add to, or structurally alter any building or structure, or use of change the use of any building or land or to permit the aforementioned actions, until a zoning clearance permit has been issued by the Building Inspector.

1210.2.

Application for zoning clearance permit. An application for a zoning clearance permit shall be accompanied by a legal description of the lot, and plans in duplicate, drawn to scale in black line or blueprint, showing the actual shape and dimension of the lot; the location, size and height of any existing building or structure and the location, size and height of any buildings or structures to be erected or altered; the existing and intended use of each building or structure and portion of the lot; the number of dwellings the building is intended to accommodate if any; and such other information with regards to lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of the Code.

1210.3.

Building Inspector to act within three (3) days. The building inspector shall act upon each application for a zoning clearance permit within three (3) business days after it is filed in compliance with the provisions herein. He shall return one (1) copy of the plans and issue a zoning clearance permit or notify the applicant, in writing, of his refusal to issue a permit setting forth the reasons therefore.

1210.4.

Fees for zoning clearance permits. No zoning clearance permit shall be issued until a fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall have been paid provided that upon the payment of ten dollars ($10.00) a group zoning clearance permit may be issued covering five (5) or more residential lots in the same subdivision.

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this Code or failing to comply with any of its requirements, including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of variances or special exceptions, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, and each day's violation thereof shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma or its authorized officials from taking other action, authorized by law, to remedy violations, it shall be punished as provided by Section 1-8 of the city code of the City of Sapulpa.

Zoning permits, variances, special exceptions uses issued on the basis of approved plans and applications authorized only the uses, arrangement and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement, or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of the Code, and punishable as provided by Section 1220.