§ 6-3. Building permit required; commencing work without permit.

(a)

Permit required. All persons who desire to build, construct, erect, place, alter, modify, remodel, add to, repair, remove, reroof, or remake substantial changes to any public or private building, structure or pool, or to install a fence, or to pave a portion of their property, or to demolish any of the foregoing shall first apply to the town for a building permit. No person may undertake the foregoing activities unless and until a building permit is issued by the town.

(b)

Construction work commencing before permit issuance. A person who commences an activity specified in subsection (a) of this section without first obtaining a building permit shall immediately do the following:

(1)

Apply for and obtain a building permit;

(2)

Complete the work in compliance with all requirements of this town code;

(3)

Correct all work not in compliance with this town code; and

(4)

Pay to the town, in addition to all normally required permit and inspection fees, a penalty equal to the sum of all fees imposed by the town and any and all other building permit authority or authorities as a prerequisite to the issuance of the building permit.

The intended effect of the foregoing is to double the building permit fees payable by the person undertaking the activity specified in subsection (a) of this section without a permit. However, the penalty shall not apply to emergency work when delay in commencing the work would place persons or property in imminent and material danger, but only if application for all required permits is made within three business days after completion of the work.

(c)

Section provisions nonexclusive. This section is in addition to, and does not limit, the remedies and enforcement actions the town may otherwise elect to pursue in the case of construction work that does not comply with this Code.

(Code 1991, § 2-4; Res. of 11-10-1981(2); Ord. No. 2009-03, § 1, 6-9-2009; Ord. No. 2009-06, § 1(2-4), 1-12-2010)