Newark Municipal Code Ch. 15.24 Miscellaneous Provisions

A. Any person, firm or corporation, applying for a permit for the erection or construction of a building or structure, or moving an existing building to a new location, and required by this title to file with his application for such permit two complete sets of plans and specifications of the proposed building or structure, shall file with the sets of plans and specifications a minimum of three copies of a plat of a survey and a duplicate cloth tracing of the property proposed to be improved by the building or structure, on which plat shall be delineated the accurate location of the proposed improvement and the grades at which it is to be constructed, the location of the proposed house sewer from the building or structure to the main sewer, or septic tank where permitted, the location of every existing building or other pertinent structures on the lot, the location of existing curbs, sidewalks, and main sewers and the location of waterways, storm drains, inlets, and culverts affecting the lot, and any existing easement of record or any proposed easement required in connection therewith, the proposed street grade and section along the property line contiguous to the street when property abuts on an unimproved street. The plat shall be eleven inches by seventeen inches minimum outside dimensions or multiples thereof and drawn to a scale of not smaller than twenty feet to one inch, unless otherwise authorized by the building official, and shall show the contours at one foot intervals for predominant ground slopes between level and five percent and five foot contours for predominant ground slopes over five percent, which contours shall extend to the center of the street when the street is unimproved, or to the curbline when the street is improved. All grades and contours shall be based on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey datum (mean sea level) except when authorized otherwise by the building official. The survey shall have been made by a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer of the state, and the map of the survey shall be signed by him and certified with his license or certificate number, and the property shall be located thereon by map or deed distance to the nearest street intersection. The exterior boundaries or the property shall be clearly outlined on the ground by appropriate permanent stakes or monuments which shall be shown on the survey map with elevations thereon.

B. The requirements of this section shall not apply to existing lots shown on filed subdivision maps recorded on or after April 9, 1959. This subsection shall not apply to additions to existing single-family dwelling structures, existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.

(Ord. 124 § 1.3, 1971)

In addition to the permits required by this article no person, firm or corporation shall move or cause to be moved any building or structure from any location, lot, piece, or parcel of land located within or without the corporate limits of the city to any other lot, piece, or parcel of land located within the incorporated territory of the city without first having obtained a separate structure moving permit for each building or structure to be moved, as set forth in this section:

A. Every application for such structure-moving permit shall be made by the owner or the mover on behalf of said owner and shall be filed with the building official on forms provided for said purpose and shall specify the size and character of the building or structure to be moved, the place from which and the place to which the building or structure is to be moved, the name of the mover, the method of such moving, and the proposed route to be followed. Any application involving a building or structure proposed to be located within the city shall be accompanied by the following additional information:

1. Two sets of photographs at least eight inches by ten inches in size showing clearly and distinctly the front, rear and sides of the building or structure;

2. Application for building permit, plans, specifications and plat of survey as required by this article;

3. A statement of the replacement cost of the building or structure at the time of removal;

4. A detailed cost breakdown for the work proposed to make the building or structure comply with all the requirements of the building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes as applied for new construction.

B. Before the building official shall issue any permit for the moving of any building or structure within the city, the owner of the building or structure shall cause the walls, ceiling and partitions of the building or structure to be exposed so that the building official may make such physical and/or mechanical inspections of the building or structure as he may deem necessary to determine that the building or structure is of sufficiently sound construction that the same may be moved without endangering persons or property, and that the same does comply with all the requirements for new buildings or structures, or that it may be made to comply with those requirements.

C. Prior to the issuance of a permit to move a building or structure to a new location within the city, the owner or lessee of the property on which the building or structure is to be located shall file with the building official a surety company bond executed by the owner or lessee as principal and conditioned as follows:

1. That all work required to be done to complete the removal, relocation, alterations, and reconstruction of the building or structure pursuant to the conditions of the permit shall be fully performed and completed within ninety days. The bond shall be in a penal sum equal to one hundred twenty percent of the estimated cost, as determined by the building official, of the work proposed to be done and shall name the city as obligee.

2. In the event the holder of the permit does not cause the work to be completed in accordance with the conditions of the permit within ninety days after the date of issuance of the permit or any extension that may be granted by the building official, the bond heretofore filed shall be forfeited to the city.

3. An extension of time for the completion may be granted in writing by the building official when, in his discretion, circumstances so justify, but no such extension shall release any surety, and in no case shall the extension or series of extensions combine to exceed a total period elapsed time excess of one year.

4. In lieu of a surety bond the owner or permittee may post a bond executed by him as principal and secured by deposit of cash in the amount of the bond or an instrument of credit.

D. Before an inspection is made of a building or structure proposed to be moved within or from without the city, in addition to any other building permit fees which may be required, an inspection fee shall be paid to the city as established by a resolution of the city council establishing the schedule of building regulations fees.

E. After removal of any building or structure from property within the city, the permittee shall fill with dirt, sand, or small rock, all openings and excavations of the property, including cesspools and septic tanks. The permittee shall remove from the property all refuse, debris, old foundations, walls, slabs, waste materials and other impediments. All sanitary sewers shall be sealed in a permanent manner. Within ten days after such filling, removal or sealing, a letter shall be filed by the permittee with the building official certifying that the requirements of this subsection have been complied with.

(Ord. 124 § 1.4, 1971)

No building permit shall be issued for a new building or structure unless the following conditions are met:

A. The lot on which the building or structure is to be erected has frontage on a state highway or city street or a private easement determined by the planning commission to be adequate for the purposes of access.

B. The applicant furnishes proof of compliance with Chapter 12.08 and Titles 15, 16 and 17 of this code and any other ordinances regulating land use or building in the city.

(Ord. 124 § 1.5, 1971)

Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or completing the final inspection the following items shall be completed:

A. Mailboxes.

1. In the main entrance doors to all business establishments, there shall be installed a slot or letter drop. Specifications as to the size and exact location of such letter drop in such doors shall be obtained from the Postmaster of the United States Postal Service of the city.

2. In areas where curbs, gutters and sidewalks have been constructed along city streets in front of residential uses, mailboxes shall be either an integral part of the building or shall be directly attached thereto. Freestanding mailboxes must be approved in advance by the Planning Director, City Engineer and Postmaster of the United States Postal Service for the city.

B. Street Number. A permanent, durable and illuminated street number approved by the building official shall be posted and visible from the street on the building or structure prior to the final inspection.

(Ord. 232 § 7, 1987: Ord. 185 § 7, 1983: Ord. 124 § 1.6, 1971)