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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
HOURS BUILDING OFFICIAL AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR Jim Wibbenmeyer CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Charlie Triller E-mail: CharlieTriller@cityofperryville.com BUILDING DEPARTMENT CURRENT CODES ADOPTED The City of Perryville currently has the 2003 International Codes adopted. This includes the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fire Code and the International Mechanical Code. The 2002 National Electric Code (National Fire Protection Association) is also currently adopted. PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE Building Permit - $1.00 per $1,000 in construction cost. Mechanical Permit - $1.00 per $1,000 in construction cost. Electrical Permit - $.05 per AMP for size of main (i.e. 200 AMP x $.05 = $10.00). Plumbing Permit - $1.00 per fixture (a fixture must have both water supply and drainage). All permits have a minimum fee of $1.00 and a maximum fee of $50.00. UTILITIES Gas -
Application by owner, installation to meter by
City Gas Department Water -
$60 Water tapping fee, one inch or less (city) Sewer - Connection fee based on water service size paid by owner at time building permit issued. - Additional $40.00 inspection fee paid by licensed plumber at the time he obtains a sewer tap permit. SEWER CONNECTION FEES Effective 3/1/97
PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING PERMITS The following plans, prepared in accordance with the BOCA codes, shall be required to accompany all applications for building permits. 1) Site Plat for all new construction and alterations which include modification to exterior dimensions, showing the following: A) Lot dimensions; B) Size and location of buildings to be constructed (with accurate dimensions and distances); C) Location of any existing buildings on the property; D) Parking facilities as required by the Zoning Ordinance for the applicable use; E) Location of all utility service connections as applicable. 2) Commercial and Industrial buildings with occupant load of less than 50 shall have the following minimum plans: A) Floor plan showing building size and room dimensions; B) Front and side elevations showing final grade; C) Typical wall section noting floor and roof structural members; D) Typical foundation wall section showing footing size and minimum depth, wall thickness, reinforcing and notation as to required concrete mix; E) Engineered truss drawings if applicable; F) Structural details as required. 3) Assembly, commercial and industrial buildings with occupant load of more than 50 and apartment buildings containing more than two dwellings: A) Plans as specified in 2A through 2F above; B) Electrical plans and details; C) Plumbing plans and riser details; D) H.V.A.C. plans and details; E) Means of egress (exit doors, exit lights, etc.). 4) All plans, except for the following, shall bear the impression seal or stamped seal and signature of a registered architect or other qualified person as set forth in state statutes; A) A dwelling house; B) A multiple family dwelling house, flat or apartment containing not more than two families; C) A commercial or industrial building or structure which provides for the employment assembly, housing, sleeping or eating of not more than nine persons; D) Any one structure containing less than twenty thousand cubic feet except as provided in B and C above, and which is not a part or a portion of a project which contains more than one structure; E) A building or structure used exclusively for farm purposes; F) A building or structure in excess of twenty thousand cubic feet, used exclusively for storage purposes which will contain no more than 9 occupants at a given time. 5) Plans for one and two-family dwellings shall include at a minimum the following: A) Site plat as noted in Section 1 above; B) Floor plan as noted in 2A above; C) Typical wall section (s); D) Engineered truss drawings if applicable. Inspection Information Inspections can be made during normal office hours of 8 AM to 5 PM Monday-Friday. Inspections can also be made between 7:30 – 8 AM with prior arrangements. Building Inspections Required: The following are inspections required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy which is needed before a dwelling can be occupied. Simply call City Hall prior to when you want an inspection made. 1. Footing and Foundation inspection after the rebar has been placed and prior to the pouring of concrete. 2. Ground rough plumbing inspection prior to the pouring of concrete floor or the placement of the sub-floor in the case of a crawl space. 3. Sewer and water connection inspection prior to backfilling the trench. 4. Rough-in inspection prior to the placement of insulation or drywall. This inspection will include the inspection of the rough carpentry, rough plumbing, rough electrical, and the rough mechanical systems. In addition, if the electrical service, and/or the gas service is ready for inspection we will clear those to their respective utilities. However, if necessary, we will provide separate inspections of these services. 5. Final inspection, prior to the owner moving in! We are not necessarily concerned with cosmetic treatments. However, the building should be in move-in condition. ZONING INFORMATION FEES Application for Rezoning $75.00 Filing Fee Application for Special Use Permit $75.00 Filing Fee NUISANCES WEEDS The City of Perryville currently has an ordinance adopted restricting property owners to allow their weeds to grow in excess of seven inches in height. If a property is observed to have weeds taller than seven inches, a letter will be sent to the owner asking that the property be mowed within seven days from the date the letter is received. To report weeds in excess of seven inches please call Charles Triller, Code Enforcement Officer at (573) 547-2594. The City of Perryville also has an ordinance restricting property owners to allow excessive junk and debris to accumulate. If a property is observed to have an accumulation of junk and debris, a notice of code violation will be sent to the owner asking that the property be cleaned up within seven days. Public Nuisance Defined A. "Public nuisance" means any fence, wall, shed, deck, house, garage, building, structure or any part of any of the aforesaid; or any tree, pole, smokestack; or any excavation, hole, pit, basement, cellar, sidewalk subspace, dock, wharf or landing dock; or any lot, land, yard, premises or location which in its entirety, or in any part thereof, by reason of its condition in which the same is found or permitted to be or remain shall or may endanger the health, safety, life, limb or property, or cause any hurt, harm, inconvenience, discomfort, damage or injury to any one or more individuals in the city, in any one or more of the following particulars: 1. By reason of being a menace, threat and/or hazard to the general health and safety of the community; 2. By reason of being unsafe for occupancy, or use on, in, upon, about or around the aforesaid property; 3. By reason of lack of sufficient or adequate maintenance of the property, and/or being vacant, any of which depreciates the enjoyment and use of the property in the immediate vicinity to such an extent that it is harmful to the community in which such property is situated or such condition exists; B. The following acts, in addition to any others in violation of subsection A of this section, are determined by the Board of Aldermen as noisome, offensive, unwholesome or dangerous to the public's health, welfare and/or safety and shall constitute a public nuisance: 1. Allowing stagnant pools of water to accumulate; 2. Accumulation or disposal of trash, lumber which is not piled or stacked more than twelve (12) inches off the ground, earth, ashes, mortar, papers, stone, brick, rock, tin, steel, dirt, manure, filth, excrement, chips or rubbish of any description, cesspools, drains, garbage or any other animal or vegetable substances, unless the accumulations or disposal of such items in such place is specifically authorized by law; 3. Any animal or animals kept or maintained in an unsanitary condition or surroundings; or the keeping of livestock or fowl unless otherwise permitted by ordinance or law; 4. The pollution of any river or stream; 5. Burning of refuse or other material in such a manner as to cause or permit the smoke, ashes, soot or gases to be sensed by any person or neighborhood; 6. The keeping of doves or pigeons which deposit excreta on buildings and sidewalks; 7. Maintaining a privy or outdoor closet where connections to a sanitary sewer are avail able; 8. Garbage trucks that are not covered and leak proof; 9. Dead animals not disposed of within twenty-four (24) hours; 10. Any pit, basin, hole, well, septic tank, or other excavation which is unguarded and dangerous to life, or has been abandoned, or is no longer used for the purpose for which it was constructed, or is maintained contrary to law; 11. All obstructions to streets, right-of-way, or other public ways in the city, and all excavations in or under the same, which are by ordinance prohibited, or which may be made without lawful permission, or which, having been made by lawful permission, are kept and maintained after the purpose thereof has been accomplished, or for an unreasonable length of time; 12. Erecting, maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving or permitting to be or remain in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, parkway, or other public or private place in the city, any one or more of, but not limited to, the following conditions or things: a. Any bone, meat, hides, skin or the whole or parts of any dead animal or fish, b. Any chemicals or other materials commonly known to be noxious, offensive, dangerous or otherwise injurious including, but not limited to, grease, oil, antifreeze, explosives, radioactive materials, and poisons; 13. All vacant, unused or unoccupied buildings and structures within the city, which are allowed to become or remain open to entrance by unauthorized persons or the general public, because of broken, missing or open doors, windows or other openings, so that the same may be used by vagrants, other persons or animals in a manner detrimental to the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the city; 14. Any refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker having a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more or any other container manufactured, custom-made or homemade designed for storage which is stored, discarded, abandoned or left in any place accessible to children and which has not had the door or latching mechanism removed to prevent the latching or locking of the door; 15. Leaving, or permitting to be or remain in or upon any sidewalk, steps, or other public or private walkway in the city, any one or more of, but not limited to, the following conditions or things: a. Holes or protruding edges on public sidewalks and steps, b. Mud, debris, garbage or other items or substances upon the surface which might cause a pedestrian to lose footing, c. Overhanging trees, shrubs or other obstructions to pedestrian travel; 16. Electric fence or fence constructed wholly or partly of barbed wire in residential areas or where a residential lot line is within twenty-five (25) feet; 17. Weeds or plant grown in excess of seven inches in height. "Weeds" shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or decorative shrubs, cultivated flowers, ornamentals and garden plants. Vegetation harmful or irritating to the human touch shall be removed including poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac; 18. "Debris" as defined in Section 8.20.130; 19. A swimming pool or any other pool of water that is more than twenty-four (24) inches deep that is not enclosed by a fence at least forty-eight (48) inches in height with a self closing, self latching gate. Such gate when left unlatched while pool is not in use will constitute a public nuisance; 20. Nonlicensed vehicles, including, but not limited to, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers and construction equipment, which are not stored in an accessory building, carport or garage so that they may not be seen; 21. Any outdoor storage of items including, but not limited to, tools, equipment, machinery, nonworking automobiles, parts of derelict cars or trucks, household appliances and broken furniture; 22. It is prohibited and is unlawful for any owner or occupier of property within the city to allow an inoperable, damaged, wrecked, demolished or unlicensed motor vehicle or part or portion thereof, or junk as defined in this chapter, unless such vehicle or junk is completely enclosed inside a building and out of public view; 23. The tearing down, stripping, junking, storage, repair or servicing of vehicles outside of an enclosed area is prohibited unless such use is shown to be specifically authorized, permitted or licensed under other ordinances of the city, or unless necessary repairs are being made by an owner to his own vehicle and are completed within ten days; 24. Wrecked, damaged or demolished motor vehicle or junk as defined herein which is left or permitted to remain upon any property or street area, unless the vehicle or junk is completely enclosed inside a building and out of public view. (Ord. 3667 § 1 (part), 1998: prior code § 20-4(4.1)) For more Information or to report a public nuisance please call Charles Triller, Code Enforcement Officer at (573) 547-2594. |
