South River City Zoning Code
§ 350-32
Plats, permits and certificates.
A.
Plats. No construction of any building, dwelling or structure shall be commenced before an application for a building permit under this chapter shall be made to the Construction Official. The application shall be accompanied by a plat or plan of the site, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the following: the dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the location of and accurate dimension of the proposed building and all existing structures of the site, the intended use of the proposed building and all existing structures, the number of stories in the building, the number of families the building is designed to accommodate, dimensions of yards, the established building lines within the block, proposed improvements to the lot, such as sidewalks and curbs, existing road and lot elevation, proposed finished floor elevation of the lowest floor, the proposed location of water and sewer services and such other information as may be required by the office of the Construction Official to provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
B.
Permits.
(1)
No land shall be occupied or used and no building shall be hereafter erected, extended, moved or altered until a building permit shall have been issued by the Construction Official. Applications for building permits shall be made to the office of the Construction Official.
(2)
It shall constitute a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation, either owner or agent, to erect or move any building for which a building permit is required under the provisions of this section or to commence any excavation for any such building without first having obtained said building permit. Any such building permit issued upon a false statement of any fact which is material to the issuance thereof shall be void. Whenever the fact of such false statement shall be established to the satisfaction of said Construction Official, he shall forthwith revoke the permit by notice, in writing, to be delivered by him to the owner or, if such holder not be found there, by posting said notice of revocation in some conspicuous place upon said premises. Any person who shall proceed thereafter with such work or use without having obtained a new permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a violation thereof.
(3)
Work shall be initiated and diligently pursued toward completion within a year from the date of issuance of any permit for the construction of any structure. Upon failure to do so, the permit shall become void one year after date of issuance.
C.
Certificates of occupancy.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit the use of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created, located, erected, changed, converted or enlarged wholly or partly until the Construction Official has issued a certificate of occupancy for that premises certifying that the structure or use complies with the provisions of this chapter. A new certificate of occupancy shall be required for any change in use.
(2)
A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or part of a building, shall be applied for at the same time as the application for a building permit and shall be issued immediately after the erection or alteration of such building shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and in conformity with the provisions of all other applicable ordinances.
(3)
In case the Construction Official shall decline to issue a certificate of occupancy, his reasons for doing so shall be so stated on one copy of the application, and that copy shall be returned to the applicant.
(4)
Upon written request from an owner or tenant, the Construction Official shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this chapter, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use made of the building and whether such use conforms to the provisions of this chapter. Such a certificate shall be issued without charge within six months of the enactment of this chapter for any nonconforming use or building.
(5)
The Construction Official may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for use of land or building which is related to the development of the property for its permitted use. Such permits may be issued for a six-month period, and no more than one six-month extension may be granted.