The provisions of this ordinance shall be administered and enforced by a building inspector appointed by the Winnsboro Town Council, and he shall have the power to make inspection of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the enforcement of this ordinance and be supervised by the Winnsboro Planning and Zoning Commission.

1.

Building permit required. It shall be unlawful to commence excavation for the construction of any building including accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alternation [alteration] of any building including accessory buildings, until the building inspector has issued a building permit for such work.

2.

Issuance of a building permit. In applying to the building inspector for a building permit the applicant shall submit a dimensional sketch or a scale plan indicating the shape, size, and location of all buildings to be erected, altered, or moved and of any buildings already on the lot. All required parking areas and access driveways must be shown and the individual car stalls clearly indicated. He shall also state the existing and intended use of all buildings and supply such other information as may be required by the building inspector for determining whether the provisions of this ordinance are being observed. If the proposed excavation or construction as set forth in the application are in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances of the Town of Winnsboro then in force, the building inspector shall issue a building permit for such excavation and/or construction. If a building permit is refused, the building inspector shall state such refusal in writing with the cause.

2(1)

The issuance of a building permit shall in no case be construed as waiving any provision of this ordinance.

2(2)

A building permit shall become void six (6) months from the date of issuance unless substantial progress has been made on the project described therein.

(Ord. No. 711, 2-18-1985)

No land or building or part thereof hereafter erected or altered in its use of [or] structure shall be used until the building inspector shall have issued a certificate of occupancy stating that such land, building, or part thereof, and the proposed use thereof are found to be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.

Within three (3) days after notification that a building or premises or part thereof is ready for occupancy or use, it shall be the duty of the building inspector to make a final inspection thereof and to issue a certificate of occupancy if the land, building, or part thereof are found to conform with the provisions of this ordinance; or, if such certificate is refused, the building inspector shall state refusal in writing with the cause.

A complete record of such applications, sketches, and plans shall be maintained in the office of the building inspector, based in whole or in part upon the provisions of this ordinance.

Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than two dollars ($2.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense; payment of fine shall not constitute compliance.

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this ordinance, the building inspector or any other appropriate authority or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action in proceeding to prevent the occupancy or use of such building, structure, or land.

Fees will be charged as ordained by the Town Council in this Ordinance.

1.

Where the valuation does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) the fee shall be three dollars ($3.00).

2.

For a valuation over one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to and including one thousand dollars ($1,000), the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00).

3.

For a valuation over one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) up to and including fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), the fee shall be one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per thousand or fraction thereof in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

4.

For a valuation over fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), up to and including one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), the fee shall be twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) for the first fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), plus one dollar ($1.00) for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

5.

For a valuation over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), up to and including five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), the fee shall be one hundred seven dollars and fifty cents ($107.50) for the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) plus fifty cents ($0.50) for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

6.

For a valuation over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), up to and including one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), the fee shall be three hundred seven and fifty cents ($307.50) for the first five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), plus twenty cents ($0.20) for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

7.

For a valuation over one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), the fee shall be four hundred seven and fifty cents ($407.50) for the first one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) plus ten cents ($0.10) for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

8.

For the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

9.

For the demolition of any building or structure, no fee shall be required.

A sample building permit application is submitted in the Appendix of this ordinance.