§ 5-4. Building permits—Required.

(a)

No wall structure, signage, building or part thereof shall be built, enlarged or altered until a plan of the proposed work, together with a statement of the materials to be used, shall have been submitted to the director of revenue, regulatory codes and permits, who shall, if in accordance with this chapter, issue a permit for the proposed construction. Should the proposed construction be for a structure to be constructed and/or developed for commercial or industrial purposes, including the parking area, which has a proposed area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet, then there shall be attached to the plan of the proposed work an engineer's or surveyors' certification that the intended construction will not be adversely affect or alter the natural drainage of the location.

(1)

Residential and small commercial construction. The proposed construction of any residence or of a commercial building, of not more than five thousand (5,000) square feet, requires the applicant to present to the director a plan of the proposed work that shall include a site plan which, at a minimum, shall reflect:

•The location of the proposed building in relationship to the property lines;

•The effective grading of the property from the finished floor to the property line;

•A post-construction drainage plan reflecting drainage flow patterns.

Said plan shall be reviewed, modified, or approved by the mayor's designee(s) prior to the issuance of the building permit.

(2)

Commercial construction. Should the proposed construction be for a structure to be constructed and/or developed for commercial or industrial purposes which has a proposed area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet, including the parking area, then there shall be attached to the site plan of the proposed work, as described above, an engineer's certification that the intended construction will not adversely affect or alter the natural drainage of the location.

Said plan shall be reviewed, modified, or approved by the mayor's designee(s) prior to the issuance of the building permit.

(b)

Structures erected without a permit, or not in conformity with this chapter, shall be removed at the owner's expense.

(c)

No building shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from the director or revenue, regulatory codes and permits; such permit shall not be issued if in his judgment the proposed new location of the building would seriously increase the fire hazard of the surrounding buildings.

(d)

No chimney, flue, furnace, boiler or other heating apparatus shall be installed, repaired or altered without first obtaining a permit from such official, who shall issue the permit only when the proposed change or installation is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(e)

All construction and demolition within the corporate limits of the City of Abbeville shall be undertaken and performed in compliance with section 15-200 et seq. of this Code.

(Code 1957, § 5-4; Ord. No. 93-06, 5-4-93; Ord. No. 04-02, § 1, 2-17-04; Ord. No. 08-20, 10-21-08; Ord. No. 10-02, 1-19-10; Ord. No. 15-09 , 11-3-15)

State law reference

Authority of city to require building permits, R.S. 33:4744.