§ 98-254. Building permit required.

No structure shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, or structurally altered until after the owner or his agent has secured a building permit from the Village Administrator or his/her designee, unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Section 98-255 of this chapter. Applications for building permits shall be made in duplicate to the Village Administrator or his/her designee on forms furnished by the Village Administrator or his/her designee and shall include the following where applicable:

(1)

Name 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 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 registered land surveyor showing the location, boundaries, dimensions, elevations to Village of West Milwaukee datum, uses, and sizes of the following: subject site; existing and proposed structures; existing and proposed easements, streets, and other public ways; offstreet parking, loading areas and drive-ways; existing highway access restrictions; and existing and proposed street, side, and rear yards. In addition, the plat of survey shall show the location, elevation, and use of any abutting lands and their structures within 40 feet of the subject site.

(4)

Condominium declaration. Any developer of land in the Village of West Milwaukee who elects to create a condominium pursuant to Wis. Stats. ch. 703 shall submit a copy of the condominium declaration, and any amendment thereto, to the Village Administrator or his/her designee to be attached to the file copy of the building permit application.

(5)

Additional information as may be required by the Village Plan Commission, Village Engineer, or Village Administrator or his/her designee.

(6)

A building permit shall be granted or denied in writing by the Village Administrator or his/her designee within 30 days after application. All conditional use permits shall be granted or denied within 60 days after application, unless the time is extended by mutual consent of the applicant and the Village. The permit shall expire within six (6) months unless substantial work has commenced, and within 12 months if the structure for which the permit was issued is not substantially completed. Building permits may be renewed or extended for one-half the required building permit fee. Any permit issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void.

(7)

No building permit shall be required for a building, structure, or improvement thereto with a value of less than $500.00.