§ 6-39. Required.

(a)

No building, residence, accessory building, fence, swimming pool, septic system, tennis court, sport court, sport court lighting, sprinkler system, attached wood deck exceeding 100 square feet or other structure, attached or unattached to an existing structure, shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, moved, removed, converted or demolished unless a building permit is first obtained from the City.

(b)

All other construction, conversion, alteration, addition or improvement to existing structures and/or realty, such as but not limited to driveways, walks, patios, retaining walls, screening walls, sheds, shelters, stables, permanent gunite spas, amateur antennas, re-roofing and similar construction, shall require a building permit.

(c)

The following work shall not require a permit:

(1)

Painting.

(2)

Wallpapering.

(3)

Floor covering.

(4)

Replacing rotten wood when less than 20 percent of exterior surfaces are involved.

(5)

Guttering.

(6)

Replacement windows or window screens.

(7)

Window guards or burglar bars.

(8)

Storm doors and windows.

(9)

Awnings.

(10)

General roof maintenance not to exceed ten percent of total surface.

(11)

Landscaping including decorative rock or brick work.

(Ord. No. 100-03-07, art. II, § 4(a), 7-17-2007)