§ 18-91. Required.  


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  • No building or structure shall be erected, moved, added to or structurally altered without a permit issued by the building official. All applications for building permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of this article. Unless upon written order from the planning and zoning board, no building permit shall be issued except in complete conformity with this article.

    A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and not as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of the technical provisions of the building code, nor shall issuance of a permit prevent the building official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans, construction, or violations of the code. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced. Failure to obtain an approved inspection within 180 days of the previous approved inspection shall constitute suspension or abandonment. One or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each, may be allowed by the building official for the permit, provided the extension is requested in writing and justifiable cause is demonstrated prior to the expiration date. The building official shall record the extension of time granted.

(Code 1988, § 6-93; Ord. No. 02-04, § 2, 3-28-02)