§ 14-58. Permits—Generally.

(a)

Permits required. No building or structure or any part thereof shall be built, enlarged, altered or demolished within the village or moved into, within or out of the village except as hereinafter provided unless a permit therefor shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the building inspector. Permits are required for the following:

(1)

Building.

(2)

Air conditioning.

(3)

Wrecking or razing.

(4)

Heating.

(5)

Moving of buildings.

(6)

Occupancy.

(7)

Reroofing and residing.

(8)

Other permits as required by the village.

(b)

Application for permits. Application for a permit required by this section shall be made in writing upon a blank form to be furnished by the building inspector and shall state the name and address of owner of the building and the owner of the land on which it is to be erected and the name and address of the designer, and shall set forth a legal description of the land on which the building is to be located, the location of the building, the house number thereof, and such other information as the building inspector may require. With such application, there shall be submitted to the building inspector three complete sets of plans, specifications and three copies of a survey.

(1)

Survey. The survey shall be prepared and certified by a surveyor registered by the state; shall be made in no case prior to one year prior to the issuance of a building permit; and shall bear the date of the survey. The certified survey shall also show the following:

a.

Location and dimensions of all buildings on the lot, both existing and proposed.

b.

Dimensions of the lot.

c.

Dimensions showing all setbacks to all buildings on the lot.

d.

Proposed grade of proposed structure, to village datum.

e.

Grade of lot and of road opposite lot.

f.

Grade and setback of adjacent buildings. If adjacent lot is vacant, submit elevation of nearest buildings on same side of road.

g.

Type of monuments at each corner of lot.

h.

Watercourses or existing drainage ditches.

i.

Seal and signature of surveyor.

(2)

Plans and specifications. All plans shall be drawn to a scale not less than one-quarter inch per foot, on paper or cloth in ink, or by some other process that will not fade or obliterate, and shall disclose the existing and proposed provisions for water supply, sanitary sewer connections and surface water drainage. All dimensions shall be accurately figured. Drawings that do not show all necessary detail shall be rejected. A complete set of plans for residential construction shall consist of:

a.

All elevations.

b.

All floor plans.

c.

Complete construction details.

d.

Fireplace details (three-quarters inch per foot) showing cross section of fireplace and flues.

e.

Plans of garage when garage is to be built immediately, or location of garage when it is to be built at a later date.

All plans shall remain on file in the office of the building inspector until at least one year after the completion of the building, after which time the building inspector may return the same to the owner, may keep them for public record, or may destroy them.

(c)

Approval of plans and issuance of permits. If the building inspector determines that the plans submitted for a one- or two-family dwelling substantially conform to the provisions of this code and other legal requirements, an approval shall be issued. The plans shall be stamped "conditionally approved" by the building inspector or certified independent inspection agency. One copy shall be returned to the applicant and one copy shall be retained by the building inspector. The conditions of approval shall be indicated by a letter or on the permit. All conditions of the approval shall be met during construction.

(d)

Waiver of some requirements. At the option of the building inspector, plans, data, specifications and survey need not be submitted with an application for permit to execute minor alterations and repairs to any building, structure or equipment, provided the proposed construction is sufficiently described in the application for a permit.

(e)

Seal of registered engineer or architect. All plans, data and specifications for the construction of any building or structure or for any construction in connection with existing buildings and structures, other than one- and two-family residences, containing more than 50,000 cubic feet, total volume, submitted with an application for a permit, shall bear the seal of the registered architect or registered engineer. The plans shall also be stamped as approved as required by the state department of industry, labor and human relations. Such building or structure shall be constructed under the supervision of an architect or engineer, who shall be responsible for its erection in accordance with the approved plans. No permit shall be granted for such structure unless such construction will be under the supervision of an architect or engineer, as required by statute. A written statement to this effect shall be filed by the architect or engineer, with the building inspector with the application for a permit.

(f)

Drainage.

(1)

Grading of lots. The plans shall show the present and proposed grades of the lot on which it is proposed to erect the building for which a building permit is sought and of the immediately adjoining property in sufficient detail to indicate the surface water drainage before and after the completion of grading. No permit shall be issued if the erection of the building and the proposed grades shall unreasonably obstruct the natural flow of water from the surface of adjoining property or obstruct the flow of any existing ravine, ditch, drain or stormwater sewer draining neighboring property, unless suitable provision is made for such flow by means of an adequate ditch or pipe, which shall be shown on the plans, and shall be constructed so as to provide continuous drainage at all times.

(2)

Stormwater drains. No dwelling shall be erected nor shall existing provisions for conveyance of water from the roof of any dwelling be altered or replaced unless provision is made to convey water from the roof of the dwelling in such a manner that such water will not, directly or indirectly, pass thence into the sanitary sewer system. No stormwater or surface water drains may be connected with the sanitary sewer system, whether installed above or below the surface of the ground.

(g)

Fees. Before receiving a building permit, the owner or his agent shall pay the fee established by the village board and on file in the office of the building inspector. In applying the provisions of this chapter in respect to new work, existing buildings, alterations and repairs, the physical value of the work shall be determined by the building inspector on the basis of current costs, or as otherwise provided in the local ordinances.

(Code 1983, § 30.05(1)—(5), (8))