[Ord. No. 2345 §XIX, 10-16-1979; Ord. No. 3148 §1(C), 2-22-2001]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the person designated by the Mayor as Zoning
Administrator to administer and enforce the regulations contained
herein.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to commence or to proceed with the erection, construction,
reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, raising
or moving of any building or structure or of any portion thereof without
first having applied in writing to the Zoning Administrator for a
building permit to do so and a building permit has been granted therefor.
C.
Every
application for a building permit shall be in writing and delivered
to the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by a detailed
set of plans, in duplicate, showing the size of the proposed building
or structure, its location on the lot, the basic materials of which
it is to be constructed and the details and type of construction to
be used. On the issuance of a permit, one (1) set of said plans shall
be retained by the Zoning Administrator as a permanent record and
one (1) set shall be returned to the applicant. In cases of any building
or structure to be located outside the fire districts, the Zoning
Administrator may, at his/her own discretion, permit the substitution
of a written statement covering the essential information required
in place of said plans.
D.
Blank
forms shall be provided by the Zoning Administrator for the use of
those applying for permits as provided for in this Chapter. Any permits
issued by the Zoning Administrator shall be on standard forms for
such purpose and furnished by the City.
E.
A careful
record of all such applications, plans and permits shall be kept in
the office of the Zoning Administrator.
F.
Any
building permit, under which no construction work has been commenced
within six (6) months after the date of issue of said permit or under
which the proposed construction has not been completed within two
(2) years of the date of issue shall expire by limitation; and no
work or operation shall take place under such permit after such expiration.
Upon payment of ten cents ($0.10) per month for each one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) of the construction cost on which the original
permit was issued, but not less than one dollar ($1.00) per month
in any case, a building permit may be once extended for a period not
exceeding six (6) months by the Zoning Administrator.
G.
No
building permit shall be issued for and no building shall be erected
on any lot within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Ste.
Genevieve unless the street giving access to the lot upon which the
building is proposed to be placed conforms to the requirements of
the major street plan of the City of Ste. Genevieve as provided in
Section 89.460 and Section 89.470, RSMo.
H.
All
applications for building permits shall be subject to supplementary
regulations and provisions of all municipal ordinances affecting the
erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement,
extension, raising or moving of any building or structure or any portion
thereof within the designated historic districts and flood hazard
areas of the City of Ste. Genevieve.
I.
No
permit shall be issued for the demolition, material alteration, substantial
modification or other change of any building, structure, area or site
officially designated as a landmark by the Landmarks and Urban Design
Commission of the City of Ste. Genevieve and so listed on the official
Landmarks Register of the City, until such permit has been submitted
to the Landmarks Register of the City, until such permit has been
submitted to the Landmarks and Urban Design Commission for that Commission's
review and recommendations as provided for in supplementary ordinances
establishing the Landmarks and Urban Design Commission and establishing
regulations affecting sites listed on the Landmarks Register or within
the designated historic districts of the City.
