[Amended 6-29-2012, Ordinance
No. 2012-03, § 7]
1.
No person shall erect, enlarge, construct, relocate, substantially
improve, repair, place, alter, move or demolish any building, structure,
mobile or modular home, or other construction without first obtaining
a separate building permit for each such building or structure from
the office of the Building Official, and other city officials.
2.
No man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate located
within a designated "flood hazard area," including, but not limited
to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading,
paving, excavation or drilling operations, shall be initiated until
a separate building permit or special use permit has been obtained
for each such operation from the office of the Building Official.
(Reference: Title 82, 1991 O.S., Section 1601 et seq.)
3.
No mobile or modular home shall be placed on improved or unimproved
real estate without first obtaining a separate building permit for
each mobile home from the office of the Building Official.
4.
Applications for building permits shall be signed and in writing,
upon an official blank form supplied by the office of the City Building
Official, and shall be submitted to either of said officials, along
with the required fee.
5.
Building permit fees shall be as determined by resolution of the
City Commission, and shall be based primarily upon the municipal costs
incurred in the administration of the City Building Permit System.
6.
The office of the Building Official shall be responsible for the
administration of the building permit process within the community;
building permit application forms may be obtained from, and submitted
to, the City Building Official.
7.
Applications for building permits shall contain all applicable information
required on the building permit form, and shall be accompanied by
drawings of the proposed work (drawn to scale), showing floor plans,
structural details, computations and such additional information as
may be required of the applicant by the office of the City Building
Official, this Code of Ordinances or the City Commission.
8.
Upon receipt of a complete building permit application and the required
fee, the Building Official shall review the application to ensure
that:
a.
The involved land is properly zoned for the proposed use;
b.
Applicable zoning district provisions (including Floodway Damage
Prevention provisions as provided for in Article 4 this Chapter) have
been met;
c.
Roadway access is available;
d.
Adequate sanitary provisions have been made for utilities;
e.
All easements provided in the recorded plat, if any, are not encroached
upon;
f.
All other required municipal permits have been obtained.
9.
If the City Building Official is satisfied that the proposed work
described in the application and attached materials conform to the
requirements of the adopted Zoning Ordinance, Building Code and other
regulations and requirements, he shall authorize the issuance of the
building permit by signing the application and shall return a copy
to the applicant.
10.
If the application or attached materials do not conform to pertinent
municipal regulations, the City Building Official shall not approve
said application. The Building Official shall return the application,
with written reason(s) attached, to the applicant. The applicant may
subsequently amend his application, if possible, and resubmit it,
or initiate other action to correct the deficiencies.
11.
The City Building Official shall complete all required review processes
in an efficient and effective manner. The Building Official shall
approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the building permit
application within 10 working days, without unreasonable or unnecessary
delay.
12.
A building permit, once approved and issued, shall be construed as
a permit to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority
to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any municipal regulations,
nor shall such issuance prevent the City Building Official from thereafter
requiring a correction of errors in plans, construction or a violation
of this Chapter.
13.
If the work allowed under an issued building permit has not been
initiated and actively pursued within six months from the issuance
date of the permit, such permit shall become null and void, unless
a request for an extension is submitted to, and approved by, the City
Building Official. If the permit becomes null and void, a new permit
must be obtained and the regular fee incident thereto collected, in
order for the work to be initiated or resumed.
14.
The City Building Official shall keep a permanent and accurate accounting
of all building permits and fee payments.
15.
The Building Official may revoke a building permit in case there
has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material
fact in the application or attached materials on which the building
permit approval was based.
16.
Building permits shall be conspicuously displayed on the project
or site, in a manner visible from the street.
17.
The City Clerk and the City Building Official shall monitor municipal
utility hookup requests and shall not allow municipal utilities to
be turned on to any unit, structure or project for which a building
permit has not been issued.
18.
Appeals from any aggrieved person concerning a decision of the City
Building Official relative to the granting of building permits, shall
be taken to the Weatherford Board of Adjustment, who shall act as
the Permit Board of Appeals for the City of Weatherford.
19.
In the event of any conflict between these building permit provisions
delineated herein and any provision(s) of the Building Code adopted
by the City Commission, the provisions of this Chapter shall prevail.
1.
Before any person shall move any house, building or heavy structure
on or over any street within or through the City of Weatherford, it
shall first be necessary to obtain a permit to do so from the office
of the Building Official.
2.
The fee for a permit to move such house or structure shall be established
by the City Commission. (See Weatherford City Building Department
for fee schedule.) In the event it is necessary to move utility lines,
poles, signs or other structures to facilitate the move, the cost
therefor will be paid by the applicant, in addition to the normal
fee.
3.
No permit shall be issued to any person to move a house or structure
unless the person has in effect a bond in the sum of $5,000, conditioned
that the mover will indemnify the owners of any property (public or
private, including pavement, curbs, etc.) for any damage thereto resulting
from the moving of any house or structure by him or by his agents
or employees, and holding the City of Weatherford harmless from liability
for any such damages.
4.
It shall be the duty of the Building Official to approve or determine
the route that may be used and the potential for damages, if any,
to any property. He may prescribe such rules and regulations as are
necessary to promote an effective move and for protection of person
and property. The mover shall erect all necessary danger signals during
the move.
5.
Any person moving any house or any other structure on or over any
street or alley, shall be liable personally and upon his bond for
any damages to trees, public property, persons or any matter whatsoever
resulting from such moving. This shall not be construed to authorize
any person to cut or trim any trees, or commit any injury to any public
or private property which cannot be immediately restored to its former
condition, and no permit shall authorize any moving under conditions
which will promote such damage.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cut any pavement on any street
or alley within the City of Weatherford, without a permit from the
office of the Building Official.
2.
An estimate of the cost of cutting such pavement shall be made by
the Street Superintendent and a deposit equal to the amount of the
estimate shall be made by the applicant.
3.
The city may, at its option, either make repairs of the pavement
which has been cut under the provisions of this section, and charge
the costs of such repairs to the deposit herein provided, or require
that the person cutting the pavement to make the repairs; in the latter
case, the person's deposit shall be returned, upon satisfactory repair
of the pavement. Any balance remaining after all such costs are paid
shall be returned to the person making said deposit.
4.
Any person cutting such pavement shall maintain proper safeguards,
with suitable lights, during the night hours sufficient in number
to give adequate warning of danger to all persons.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to initiate
any ditching operation involving any public easement, right-of-way,
place, area or building within the City of Weatherford, without first
obtaining a permit from the office of the Building Official.
2.
Such permit shall be issued only if the applicant meets the following
conditions:
a.
The applicant shall provide a map of the proposed project to the
Building Official prior to initiating work; said map shall show, or
have placed upon it by the Building Official, all municipal utility
line locations in the project area, and all areas of public easement,
right-of-way, places, areas or buildings potentially affected by the
proposed project.
b.
The applicant shall provide written proof that he has coordinated
his project with all other applicable utility companies (telephone,
electric, gas and CATV) and is aware of the locations of all such
lines.
c.
The applicant shall provide a surety bond (or cash deposit), suitable
to the City of Weatherford, as to dollar amount and form, to insure
that any damages will be repaired; upon completion of the project,
the City of Weatherford, will review any damage claims and make appropriate
arrangements.
d.
The applicant shall agree, in writing, to maintain proper safeguards,
particularly at night.
3.
Violation of any of these provisions shall be grounds for revocation
of the applicant's permit at any time.
4.
The fee for such permit shall be as determined by resolution of the
City Commission.
1.
Oil and gas companies, and other persons, firms and corporations
not operating pursuant to a franchise granted by the municipality
or not operating pursuant to a license or permit granted by the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, shall secure a permit from the Office of the
Building Official before placing, installing, laying, constructing,
operating or maintaining any pipe, cable, wire, conduit or line across,
over, under, along, through or upon any street, alley, public way
or public place within the corporate limits of the City of Weatherford;
said permit shall first be approved by the City Building Official.
3.
The Building Official, if he sees fit to grant the permit, will grant
it on written terms which are mutually agreeable. The City Building
Official may revoke said permit after adequate opportunity for a public
hearing, for any of the following reasons:
4.
The applicant shall pay such fees for such permit and for its periodic
renewal as the City Commission may establish by resolution.
5.
The City Building Official may require an applicant to provide a
bond for the protection of the city and/or the public in such sum
and with such terms as the City Building Official deems desirable.
When the City Building Official requires such a bond, a permit shall
have no force or effect unless the required bond is also in effect.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to construct,
build, erect or alter any fence within the corporate limits of the
City of Weatherford, except as provided herein.
1.
For the purposes of this section, the term "fence" shall mean any
structure or wall made of any material, including live plants, which
is commonly used to border, envelope, decorate or to limit or exclude
ingress or egress in an area.
2.
Fences may be erected within the city only after the property owner
or his agent has obtained a building permit through the office of
the City Building Official and upon all payment of required fees.
Fees for said permit shall be as established by the City Commission.
3.
Fences may be erected in yards or along the edge of yards; provided
that no fence or wall shall be located in front of the front building
line in any case. No fence or wall shall exceed six feet in height,
unless extraordinary circumstances require it, and, in no instance,
shall a fence or wall exceed eight feet in height.
4.
If the property for which a fence permit is sought is on a corner
lot on which a front and side yard setback are established, no fence
which obstructs site lines at elevations between two feet and six
feet above any portion of the crown of the adjacent roadway shall
be maintained in a triangle form by measuring the distance of 30 feet
along said front and side lot lines and connecting the points so established
to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street
intersection. No permit shall be issued in such event.
1.
Application for permits to wreck or demolish any building or part
thereof, shall be accompanied by a statement in writing by the owner
or his agent, giving the full name and residence of each of the owners
of the building to be demolished, the name and address of the person
who is to do the work, and any other information which may be required.
Before the permit is issued, an approved bond shall be filed with
the Building Official. In no case shall any wall be taken down more
than one story in advance of any other wall. All material and debris
shall be immediately lowered to the ground and shall not be placed
on the floors of the building.
2.
The fee for a permit to wreck a building within shall be established
by resolution of the Weatherford City Commission.
1.
If any building within the city shall be seriously damaged by fire,
the elements, decay, or otherwise, to such an extent as to render
it dangerous, or render any part of it dangerous, such building shall
not be repaired, or the walls thereof be used for rebuilding upon
until the same has been carefully examined by the Building Official
and a permit given for such building or repair to proceed.
2.
Any existing buildings within the fire limits which may hereafter
be damaged by fire, the elements, decay or otherwise to any amount
greater than 50% of its original value shall not be repaired or rebuilt,
but shall be removed.
1.
When any building, or part thereof, or any structure of like nature
is in the condition of being dangerous, insecure, unsafe or unsanitary
in the opinion of the Building Official, he shall cause notice in
writing to be given to the owner, occupants, lessees or persons in
possession, charge or control of such place or building to make such
change, alteration or repairs, as safety or the ordinances of the
city requires.
2.
If at the expiration of the time specified in such notice for the
completion or work required to be done by the terms of such notice,
in order to render the building or structure safe, said notice shall
not have been complied with, and said building or structure is in
such unsafe or unsanitary condition as to endanger life or property,
or the health of the occupants or the community or neighborhood, it
shall be the duty of the Building Official or Health Officer of the
city, upon order to that effect from the City Commissioners to proceed
forthwith to tear down such unsafe and unsanitary condition as aforesaid,
or to take such measures as may be necessary to put such building
or structure in a safe and sanitary condition.
3.
An itemized account of the expense of tearing down and removing such
building or structure or of putting same in a safe and sanitary condition
shall be presented to the owner or owners, lessee or occupant for
payment, and in case the owner or owners, lessee or occupants, as
the case may be shall fail or refuse, on demand, to pay the same,
then the same may be recovered from such owner or owners, lessee or
occupants, in an action of debt in the name of the city.
1.
Any person desiring to engage in the business of plumbing in the
City of Weatherford, shall obtain a permit from the Building Official,
provided the person is licensed by the State of Oklahoma and the City
of Weatherford.
2.
The fee for said permit shall be established by resolutions of the
Weatherford City Commission.
[Added 6-29-2012, Ordinance
2012-13]
In a residence that is owner occupied, the owner may perform
plumbing work on the residence provided all permits are obtained and
all inspections are called for and performed. Work must be accomplished
by owner.
1.
All person, firms, partnerships, corporations locally or non-locally
hereafter engaging in the business of installing electrical fixtures,
wiring or apparatus in or on any building within the corporate limits
of the City of Weatherford, shall obtain a permit from the Building
Official, provided that the person is licensed by the State of Oklahoma
and the City of Weatherford.
2.
The fee for said permit shall be established by resolution of the
Weatherford City Commission.
[Amended 6-29-2012, Ordinance
2012-03]
In a residence that is owner occupied, the owner may perform
electrical work on the residence provided all permits are obtained
and all inspections are called for and performed. Work must be accomplished
by owner.
[Added 7-31-2013, Ordinance
2013-01]
1.
The fees for all permits shall be established by resolutions of the
Weatherford City Commission.
2.
If any person commences work, for which permits are required, before
obtaining the necessary permits, the permit fees shall be doubled
the amount of the regular permit fees.
3.
The fees shall be paid by whichever party is responsible for obtaining
the permit; owner, workman, contractor or sub-contractor.
