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a. An improvement location permit.
<br /> b. A building permit.
<br /> c. A certificate of occupancy.
<br /> d. Approval of a site-specific development plan.
<br /> e. Approval of a primary or secondary plat.
<br /> f. Approval of a contingent use, conditional use, special exception or special use.
<br /> g. Approval of a planned unit development.
<br /> (b) No Department employee shall undertake or submit a bid by himself or with others that
<br /> would engage in or directly or indirectly be connected with the furnishing of labor,
<br /> materials or appliances for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
<br /> moving, improving, removing, conversion, demolition, equipping, or maintenance of a
<br /> building or structure or the preparation of plans or specifications therefor, when such
<br /> building or structure is subject to the provisions of the Building Code, unless such employee
<br /> is the owner of such building or structure.
<br /> (c) The Building Commissioner, a building code official, or an inspector may not issue or
<br /> oversee the issuance of a Permit if he or she has a Conflict of Interest.
<br /> (d) If a building code official or an inspector has a Conflict of Interest, he or she must promptly
<br /> report the Conflict of Interest to the Building Commissioner, who shall immediately report
<br /> the Conflict of Interest to the head of the Law Department. If the Building Commissioner
<br /> has a Conflict of Interest, he or she must report the Conflict of Interest to the head of the
<br /> Law Department.
<br /> (e) Promptly upon receipt of a report of a Conflict of Interest, the head of the Law Department,
<br /> or a duly-authorized member of the Law Department, shall appoint a qualified temporary
<br /> replacement to issue or oversee the issuance of the Permit. This individual must not also
<br /> have a Conflict of Interest.
<br /> (Ord. No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord. No. 9779-07, § II, 8-27-07; Ord. No. 10701-20 , § II, 1-27-20)
<br /> Sec. 6-4.7. Time limitation on permits.
<br /> (a) All permits issued by the Building Department, except where stricter limits are specifically
<br /> stated in this chapter or in the Zoning ordinance, shall be valid when work is started within
<br /> six (6) months from the date of issuance and completed within one(1) year.
<br /> (b) By request, an extension of six(6)months may be granted, with a maximum of two (2) such
<br /> extensions.
<br /> (1) If work is not completed within two (2) years from the date of issuance, a new permit
<br /> shall be required. The fees for building permits shall be based on the cost of completion of
<br /> the work. The fees for all other permits shall be based on the apparatus, equipment, and/or
<br /> wiring being installed or performed in accordance to the fees listed for that work in this
<br /> chapter.
<br /> (c) Where work has started to construct a structure, but no work has taken place within two years
<br /> and where a certificate of occupancy not been issued, that jobsite may be considered as
<br /> abandoned and an order may be issued by the code official to remove the structures or, at the
<br /> discretion of the commissioner, be referred to Neighborhood Services and Enforcement to be
<br /> processed under the Unsafe Building Act. Failure to remove a structure, if ordered pursuant to
<br /> this subsection, shall be subject to citation for violation of the Municipal Code.
<br /> (Ord. No. 9902-09, § II, 2-9-09)
<br /> Sec. 6-4.8 Inspections and Investigations
<br /> All Construction is subject to periodic inspections by the Building Commissioner irrespective of
<br /> whether a building permit has been, or is required to be, obtained for the purposes of determining
<br /> whether the structure meets building standards and procedures and ascertaining whether the
<br /> construction and procedures have been accomplished in a manner consistent with this Building
<br /> Ordinance and the rules of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. Nothing in this
<br /> Code shall be considered a conflict of or more stringent than the rules of the Fire Prevention and
<br /> Building Safety Commission as set forth in I.C. 22-12-2-5(b).
<br /> Sec. 6-4.9 Class 2 Structure Permits, Plan Review, and Inspections
<br /> (a) This section shall apply effective January 1, 2026 and only to Class 2 structures and
<br /> applies only in those circumstances when the City requires a building permit, plan
<br /> review, or inspection for the construction of a Class 2 structure
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