(1)

It shall be unlawful to build or use or permit the building or use of any structure or land or part thereof hereafter created, erected, altered or moved or to change or enlarge the use of any building or land or part thereof until a building permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable codes and ordinances of the city properly endorsed as to occupancy in a manner herein provided shall have been issued by the director of the department of building and safety engineering hereinafter authorized.

(2)

A charge to be set by the city council shall be made for the issuance of such permits. An application for a building permit shall be made to the director of the department of building and safety engineering prior to the time when a new or enlarged use of a structure or land or part thereof is intended to begin. No structure shall be started and no building or structure shall be moved onto any parcel of land in this city prior to the issuance of a permit. Such application shall be accompanied by a plot plan in duplicate, drawn to scale of not less than one (1) inch (2.54 centimeters) = one hundred (100) feet (30.5 meters), showing the exact dimensions of the land and structure to which the permit is to apply, existing and proposed grades indicating proper drainage, the lines of all the lots or parcels under separate ownership contained therein, the width of and alignment of all abutting streets, alleys, easements of access and public open spaces, the area, size, position and height of all buildings or structures erected or to be erected or altered thereon, plans in duplicate drawn to scale of the proposed structure or alteration and such other information as may be deemed necessary for the proper enforcement. In the case of an application for other than a residence, the applicant shall also furnish a sworn statement stating all uses to which he proposes to put property or proposed buildings on the property. Accessory buildings, when erected at the same time as the principal building on a lot and shown on the application thereof, shall not require a separate building permit. A record of all such applications shall be kept on file by the director of the department of building and safety engineering. Whenever the buildings, land and uses thereof as set forth on the application are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable provisions of the City Code, it shall be the duty of the director of the department of building and safety engineering to issue a building permit within ten (10) days after the receipt of such application. All building permits shall be conspicuously posted upon the premises. In all cases when the director of the department of building and safety engineering shall refuse to issue a building permit, he shall state such refusal in writing with the cause and reasons for said refusal.

(3)

Within ten (10) days after notification that the building or premises or part thereof is ready for occupancy, the director of the department of building and safety engineering shall cause a final inspection to be made thereof and, if it is found to be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and all other provisions of the City Code of the city, shall endorse such fact by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(4)

The director of the department of building and safety engineering may, upon the request of a holder of a permit, issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a building or structure or part thereof before the entire work covered by the permit shall have been completed, provided such portion or portions may be occupied safely prior to full completion of the building or structure without endangering life or public welfare. The director shall specify the period of time during which the remaining work shall be completed and failure on the part of the permit holder to complete the work within the specified period of time shall be a violation of the building code and this chapter and shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(5)

It shall be the duty of all architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, builders or other persons having charge of the establishment of any use of land or the erecting, changing or remodeling of any building, land or structure within the city to insure that all proper and necessary permits have been obtained, including, but not limited to, building permits, certificate of occupancy and all other permits required by either this chapter, the building code, or any other provisions of this Code. It shall also be the duty of such party or parties to see that such work or use does not conflict with and is not in violation of the terms of this chapter. Any such person changing, altering, erecting or remodeling a building or land without such a permit or permits having been issued, or in violation of or in conflict with the terms hereof, or allowing any building, land or structure to be occupied without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as the owner of the premises or the person or persons for whom such building or land was used, altered, erected, changed or remodeled, or the use of land established or a building occupied in violation hereof and shall be subject to the penalties herein prescribed for such violation.