Same—Application

(a)

Generally. Permits required by this article shall be applied for either by the owner-builder or by a licensed contractor certified in a proper category and having a bona fide contract with the owner to perform such work.

(b)

For improvements of $5,000.00 or more. For new construction or repairs amounting to $5,000.00 or more in value, certified/signed and sealed plans shall be submitted with the application, which plans shall include the following information, at a minimum, except as to any item which may be waived in writing by the building department:

(1)

A current (less than one year old) certified/signed and sealed survey drawing of the property upon which the improvement is to be made, generated based on NAD 83 (2011) and NAVD 88 horizontal and vertical datums and showing sufficient topographic information to determine the impacts of the proposed improvements to the adjacent private and public lands.

(2)

A plot plan, showing the relation of the proposed improvement to the site and to adjoining land or areas.

(3)

Arrangement and structural details in the plan, section and elevation views sufficiently expanded to serve as construction drawings.

(4)

The type and character of the soil substrata which will bear the improvement or structure. When required by the building department, core borings shall be taken to a depth ten feet deeper than the proposed base of construction or to a depth below the deepest piling, and the findings of the same shall be made a part of the permit application.

(5)

Soundings and pertinent elevations and horizontal locations of the proposed structures shall be shown and referred to using NAVD 88 for vertical and NAD 83 (2011) for the horizontal datums.

(6)

Seawalls, bulkheads, and living shorelines must be provided with specific purpose surveys certifying the alignment and elevation of the top of wall or bulkhead line with elevations spaced at a maximum of ten-foot intervals showing the highest and lowest elevations of the barrier and clearly identifying the location and elevation of the structure/barrier at each property corner. Elevations of adjacent properties and public rights-of-way must also be provided to ensure proper harmonization is provided between the proposed barrier with the surrounding lands.

(7)

The name and address of the owner and property tax folio number(s) of the property(ies) upon which the improvement(s) is(are) to be made or constructed.

(8)

A construction cost estimate of the proposed improvement substantiated by a fully executed construction contract or validated and attested to by a licensed professional engineer.

(9)

The signature and seal of the engineer designing the improvements.

(10)

The engineer's design computations, when required by the building department.

(c)

For improvements less than $5,000.00. For construction or repairs less than $5,000.00 in value, certified/signed and sealed plans shall be submitted with the application, which plans shall include the following information, at a minimum, except as to any item which may be waived in writing by the building department:

(1)

A current (less than one year old) certified/signed and sealed survey drawing of the property upon which the improvement is to be made, generated based on NAD 83 (2011) and NAVD 88 horizontal and vertical datums and showing sufficient topographic information to determine the impacts of the proposed improvements to the adjacent private and public lands.

(2)

A plot plan, showing the relation of the proposed improvement to the site and to adjoining land or areas.

(3)

The name and address of the owner of the property upon which the improvement is to be made.

(4)

Arrangement and structural details in the plan, section, and elevation views sufficiently expanded to serve as construction drawings.

(5)

A cost estimate of the proposed improvement substantiated by a fully executed construction contract or validated and attested to by a licensed professional engineer.

(6)

The signature and seal of the engineer designing the improvement(s).

(7)

The engineer's design computations, when required by the building department.

(Code 1967, § 27-24; Ord. No. 10658, § 2, 10-12-89; Code 1980, § 29-44; Ord. No. 13315, § 2, 3-8-12; Ord. No. 13980, § 3, 3-25-21)