It shall be the duty of the person designated by the Mayor as Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the regulations contained herein.

It shall be unlawful to commence or to proceed with the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, raising or moving of any building or structure or of any portion thereof without first having applied in writing to the Zoning Administrator for a building permit to do so and a building permit has been granted therefor.

Every application for a building permit shall be in writing and delivered to the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by a detailed set of plans, in duplicate, showing the size of the proposed building or structure, its location on the lot, the basic materials of which it is to be constructed and the details and type of construction to be used. On the issuance of a permit, one (1) set of said plans shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator as a permanent record and one (1) set shall be returned to the applicant. In cases of any building or structure to be located outside the fire districts, the Zoning Administrator may, at his/her own discretion, permit the substitution of a written statement covering the essential information required in place of said plans.

Blank forms shall be provided by the Zoning Administrator for the use of those applying for permits as provided for in this Chapter. Any permits issued by the Zoning Administrator shall be on standard forms for such purpose and furnished by the City.

A careful record of all such applications, plans and permits shall be kept in the office of the Zoning Administrator.

Any building permit, under which no construction work has been commenced within six (6) months after the date of issue of said permit or under which the proposed construction has not been completed within two (2) years of the date of issue shall expire by limitation; and no work or operation shall take place under such permit after such expiration. Upon payment of ten cents ($0.10) per month for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the construction cost on which the original permit was issued, but not less than one dollar ($1.00) per month in any case, a building permit may be once extended for a period not exceeding six (6) months by the Zoning Administrator.

No building permit shall be issued for and no building shall be erected on any lot within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Ste. Genevieve unless the street giving access to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be placed conforms to the requirements of the major street plan of the City of Ste. Genevieve as provided in Section 89.460 and Section 89.470, RSMo.

All applications for building permits shall be subject to supplementary regulations and provisions of all municipal ordinances affecting the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, raising or moving of any building or structure or any portion thereof within the designated historic districts and flood hazard areas of the City of Ste. Genevieve.

No permit shall be issued for the demolition, material alteration, substantial modification or other change of any building, structure, area or site officially designated as a landmark by the Landmarks and Urban Design Commission of the City of Ste. Genevieve and so listed on the official Landmarks Register of the City, until such permit has been submitted to the Landmarks Register of the City, until such permit has been submitted to the Landmarks and Urban Design Commission for that Commission's review and recommendations as provided for in supplementary ordinances establishing the Landmarks and Urban Design Commission and establishing regulations affecting sites listed on the Landmarks Register or within the designated historic districts of the City.