§ 46-76. Building permit.

No structure shall hereafter be located, erected, move, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or structurally altered until after the owner or his agent has secured a building permit from the building inspector, unless otherwise exempted pursuant to section 46-77 of this chapter, and all other permits have been obtained from the applicable federal, state and county agency by the owner. Applications for a building permit, including such permits required in accordance with section 46-1086(b), shall be submitted to the building inspector on forms furnished by the clerk, shall provide certain information as set forth in this chapter and other applicable ordinances and regulations, and shall include the following, where pertinent and necessary for proper review:

(1)

Names and addresses of the applicant, owner of the site, architect, professional engineer and contractor.

(2)

Description of the subject site by lot, block and recorded subdivision, or by metes and bounds; address of the subject site; type of structure; existing and proposed operation or use of the structure or site; number of employees; and the zoning district within which the subject site lies.

(3)

Plat of survey prepared by a land surveyor registered in the state or other map drawn to scale and approved by the building inspector showing the location, boundaries, dimensions, uses and sizes of the following: subject site; existing and proposed structures; existing and proposed easements, streets and other public ways; off-street parking, loading areas and driveways; existing highway access restrictions; ordinary high-water marks; channel, floodway and floodplain boundaries; and existing and proposed street, side and rear yards.

(4)

Additional information as may be required by the zoning administrator, village engineer or plan commission.

(5)

A building permit shall be granted or denied in writing by the building inspector within 30 days of application, and the applicant shall post such permit in a conspicuous place at the site. The permit shall expire within six months unless substantial work has commenced, or within 18 months after the issuance of the permit if the structure for which a permit is issued is not substantially completed, and the applicant shall reapply for a building permit before commencing work on the structure. Any permit issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void.