§ 120-59. Building and zoning permits.

A. 

Application for building and zoning permits shall be made to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, in accordance with § 120-59D below.

B. 

It shall be unlawful to commence excavation, demolition or the construction of any building or structure, including accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any building or structure, including accessory buildings and signs, or to change a use until the Zoning Enforcement Officer or Building Inspector has issued building and zoning permits for such work.

C. 

Application forms for building and zoning permits shall be obtained and filed in the office of the Village Clerk.

D. 

Permit application. In applying for building and zoning permits, the applicant shall submit an "Application for Building or Zoning" completed with the appropriate specifications and a dimensioned plan, to scale, indicating the shape, size, height and location in exact relation to all property lines and to street or road lines of all buildings or structures to be erected, altered or moved and of any building or structure already on the lot. The Building Inspector or Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to require that this plan be accompanied by a written statement from a qualified engineer or other satisfactory evidence, to the effect that the line of the bounding street or road has been accurately located and staked on the ground. The applicant shall also state the existing or intended occupancy and use of all such buildings and land and supply other information as may be required to ensure that the provisions of this chapter are being observed.

E. 

Permit display. The building permit, when signed and issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer or the Building Inspector, will be posted conspicuously on the lot facing the street or road where the permit authorizes the work to be done. Said building permit shall remain posted until all such construction for which the permit was issued has been completed.

F. 

Permit refusal. If a building or zoning permit is refused, the Zoning Enforcement Officer or Building Inspector shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and shall mail notice of such refusal to the applicant at the address indicated on the application.

G. 

Permit effect. The issuance of a permit shall in no case be construed as waiving any provisions of this chapter. No building permit shall be issued except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any amendment thereto, or as directed by either the Planning Board or the Board of Appeals.

H. 

Permit term.

(1) 

A building permit for a conforming use shall expire in six months from the date of issuance, unless substantial progress has been made since that date. If other government approvals are needed, the building permit shall be treated as if issued on the date the final approval is received. The building and zoning permit may be renewed for one six-month period, if the particular situation warrants such an extension, without the payment of an additional fee. Construction shall be initiated within six months of the date of extension of the permit. Failure to do so shall nullify the permit.

(2) 

All building and zoning permits issued prior to the date of enactment of this chapter shall become void six months after the date of enactment of this chapter unless substantial progress has been made on the project.