[R.O. 2013 § 500.040; Ord. No.
67-8; Ord. No. 93-34 § 1, 6-14-1993; Ord. No. 05-14 § 1, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 1, 9-12-2005; Ord. No. 09-35 § 1, 7-27-2009; Ord. No. 12-37 § 1, 8-27-2012]
A.
It shall be unlawful to commence or proceed with the erection, construction,
reconstruction, conversion, alteration, enlargement, extension, razing
or moving of any wall, structure, building or part thereof within
the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Fredericktown, including,
but not limited to, the corporate limits and the Fredericktown Municipal
Airport, without first having applied, in writing, to the Building
Official for a building permit to do so and a building permit having
been issued therefor.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
B.
Blank forms shall be provided by the Building Official for the use of those applying for building permits. All applications for building permits shall include a plan of the proposed work (showing the size of the proposed structure, its location on the lot and the details and type of construction to be used), together with a statement of the materials to be used. All applications for a building permit for all new or remodeled residential, commercial or industrial building permits shall be accompanied by site plans drawn by and bearing the seal and signature of an architect or engineer registered in the State of Missouri. All plans must comply with the provisions of the building codes adopted in this Chapter 500 and the Zoning Regulations adopted in Chapter 405 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fredericktown.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
C.
The Building Official shall, in accordance with the provisions herein
contained, issue a permit for the proposed construction in duplicate
and in such form as may be adopted by a resolution of the Board of
Aldermen, with one (1) copy thereof kept on file in the office of
the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 17-06 § 1, 3-13-2017]
1.
By way of example, but not of limitation, permits are required for
new and remodeled buildings, portable buildings, relocation of a building,
carports, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fences, signs, billboards,
outdoor advertising, in-ground swimming pools and aboveground swimming
pools.
2.
Ordinary repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in
major structural parts, such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and
flues, or minor changes or repairs in electrical wiring or equipment,
shall not require the issuance of a permit.
D.
When any wall, structure, building or part thereof shall be constructed
within the corporate limits without a permit or contrary to the provisions
of this Chapter, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the
expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of such property
by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
E.
The following fee schedule shall apply for all building permits:
1.
Building Permits — New Construction — Primary Residential
Structures.
a.
Single-family dwelling including detached garages and accessory
buildings — seven cents ($0.07) per square foot of gross floor
area (excluding basement).
b.
Two-family dwelling including detached garages and accessory
buildings — seven cents ($0.07) per square foot of gross floor
area (excluding basement).
c.
The minimum building permit fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
d.
Portable buildings and carports — thirty dollars ($30.00).
e.
Electric permit — thirty dollars ($30.00).
f.
Fence permit — thirty dollars ($30.00).
g.
Signs, billboards, outdoor advertising — eight cents ($0.08)
per square foot of sign face per face for multi-faced signs with a
minimum permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
2.
Building Permits — New Construction — Multifamily,
Commercial And Industrial Structures.
a.
Multifamily dwelling including detached garages and accessory
buildings — eight cents ($0.08) per square foot of gross floor
area.
b.
New construction including detached garages, accessory buildings
and canopies under ten thousand (10,000) square feet — thirty
dollars ($30.00).
c.
New construction including detached garages, accessory buildings
and canopies over ten thousand (10,000) square feet — thirty
dollars ($30.00).
d.
The minimum permit fee for new construction (multifamily, commercial
and industrial) shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
e.
Plan review fee — A base fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)
shall apply in all cases except when plans are submitted for buildings
whose physical gross area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
In addition, a fee equal to the estimated final plan review cost shall
be paid at the time of submission of the plans. Such plans are subject
to plan review by the City Engineer. The applicant shall be responsible
to pay the actual cost of plan review.
f.
Note: Building permit fees for additions or substantial alteration
of the above listed building types shall be based on the applicable
fee schedule for new construction.
3.
Inspection/reinspection fees shall be charged to all holders
of building permits in accordance with the fee schedule hereinafter
established, which such charges shall be paid before the issuance
of occupancy permits.
a.
Inspections. For all inspections required under City building
codes except occupancy inspections, there is hereby established the
following fee schedule:
(1)
Scheduled inspection: zero dollar ($0.00).
b.
Reinspections. In the event it becomes necessary for a City
Building Inspector to reinspect a job required to be inspected under
the City building codes, the holder of the building permit shall pay
a reinspection fee based on the following fee schedule:
4.
All estimated permit fees for commercial and industrial buildings
and additions shall be paid at the time of submission of the owner's
application. In the event the application is abandoned or permits
are not issued therefore, the estimated permit fees shall be forfeited
to help cover City's cost of review. If permits are issued, the
prepaid estimated permit fees shall be applied to the final permit
fee.
F.
Any building permit issued under this Section under which no construction
work has been commenced within six (6) months after the date of issuance
of the permit, or under which the proposed construction has not been
completed within two (2) years of the date of issuance, shall expire
by limitation; 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) worth of construction on
which the original permit was issued, but not less than one dollar
($1.00) per month in any case, a permit may be extended for a period
not to exceed ninety (90) days by the Zoning Administrator.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.050; Ord. No.
67-8]
The Zoning Administrator shall inspect all buildings or structures
during construction to see that the provisions of this Chapter are
complied with. Whenever in his/her opinion, by reason of defective
or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Code or other
ordinance of the City, the continuance of a building operation is
contrary to public welfare, he/she may order all further work to be
stopped and may require suspension of work until the condition in
violation has been remedied.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.060; Ord. No.
67-8]
A.
An owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by any order
issued pursuant to this Chapter may file an appeal to the Board of
Aldermen within ten (10) days from the service of such an order, and
the Board of Aldermen shall fix a time and place not less than five
(5) days nor more than ten (10) days thereafter when and where it
may hear such appeal. Such appeal shall stay the execution of such
order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
B.
The Board of Aldermen shall, at such hearing, affirm, modify, revoke
or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall
then be complied with.
C.
Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to deny the right
of any person to appeal from an order or decision of the Board of
Aldermen to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such appeal shall stay
the execution of such order until it has been heard, reviewed and
vacated or confirmed.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.070; Ord. No.
67-8]
Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this
Chapter or with any order of the Zoning Administrator issued pursuant
thereto and from which no appeal has been taken, or with such an order
as affirmed or modified by the Board of Aldermen or by a court of
competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein, shall be fined
not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00). The imposition of one (1) penalty for the violation of
such order shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue.[1]
[R.O. 2013 § 500.090; Ord. No.
05-14 § 2, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 2, 9-12-2005; Ord. No. 17-06 § 2, 3-13-2017]
Plans submitted for building whose physical gross area exceeds
ten thousand (10,000) square feet are subject to plan review by the
City Engineer prior to issuance of a building permit. The permit applicant
shall be responsible to pay the actual cost of plan review.
[R.O. 2013 § 500.100; Ord. No.
05-14 § 2, 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 05-51 § 2, 9-12-2005]
A.
The purpose of a site plan review is to ensure that the design and
layout of certain developments permitted will constitute suitable
development and will not result in a detriment to the neighborhood
or the environment. All proposals for multifamily, commercial, condominiums
and industrial buildings are subject to the provisions of this Section
and any building proposed to be constructed in a "R-2," "C-1," "C-2,"
"C-3," "C-4," "I-1," "I-2" or "I-3" zoning district shall be subject
to the provision of this Section. No condominiums shall be erected
or externally enlarged except in conformity with a site plan bearing
an endorsement of approval from the Board of Aldermen.
B.
All applications for site plan review shall be made and processed
in the same manner as provided for building permits. An applicant
for site plan review shall file a copy of an application form and
a site plan with the Zoning Administrator, along with the estimated
review fee. Unless this requirement is waived by the Zoning Administrator,
the site plan shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer
or architect. The site plan shall include and be accompanied by the
following items and information.
1.
The site plan shall show all existing and proposed buildings,
existing and proposed contour elevations, structures, parking spaces,
driveway openings, driveways, service areas, potable water facilities,
facilities for sewage, refuse and other waste disposal and for surface
water drainage and landscape features such as fences, walls, planting
areas, walks and lighting, both existing and proposed. The site plan
shall also show the relation of the above features to adjacent ways
and properties. The site plan shall also show all contiguous land
owned by the applicant or by the owner of the property which is the
subject of the application.
2.
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required
regarding design features to integrate with the proposed development
into the existing landscape, to enhance aesthetic assets and to screen
objectionable features from neighbors.
3.
The applicant shall submit such material as may be required
regarding the projected traffic flow patterns into and upon the side
for both vehicles and pedestrians and an estimate of the projected
number of motor vehicle trips to and from the site for an average
day.
