Chapter 17.120
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT – BUILDING PERMITS

Sections:

17.120.010    Administration and enforcement.

17.120.020    Building permits required.

17.120.030    Application for building permit.

17.120.040    Construction and use to be as provided in applications, plans, permits.

17.120.010 Administration and enforcement.

A. An administrative official designated by the city council shall administer and enforce this title.

B. If the administrative official finds that any of the provisions of this title are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The administrative official shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures, or of illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this title to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).

17.120.020 Building permits required.

No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit issued by the administrative official. No building permit shall be issued by the administrative official except in conformity with the provisions of this title, unless he/she receives a written order from the zoning board of adjustment in the form of an administrative review, conditional use, or variance as provided in this title. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).

17.120.030 Application for building permit.

All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon, the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any, and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).

17.120.040 Construction and use to be as provided in applications, plans, permits.

Building permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the administrative official authorize only the use, arrangement, and construction set forth in such approved plans and applications, and no other use, arrangement or construction. Use, arrangement, or construction that differs from that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this title and punishable as provided by Chapter 17.128 CMC. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).