South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-15
TO ENFORCE CODE
MORE STRICTLY
Building Department Will In
SiSt Builders Get Permit
Before Starting.

Tn the future not so much leniency
will be shown by the city building
department Considerable trouble
has been encountered by Building
Commissioner G. A. Perkins with
people who start working on build
ings before "A permit is issued. This
is direct violation Of the building
ordinance which has now been in eff
feet over . year According 10 Com
missioner Perkins II will be neces-
sary for everyone TO secure a permit
before construction is started; If
this is not done. they will be dealt
with accordingly.
At the present time the building
department has records Of approx
mately 20 buildings in various stages
Of construction for which no permit
has been issued. With the opening
OF the building season the Office of
the building department has been
flooded with inquiries regarding
the building law and applica-
tons for permits to build.
However no large building enter
prises have been started, but a great
many permits have been issued for
smaller structures especially dwell
ings and private garages.
During the month OF March per-
mits were issued for the erection Of
so dwellings. The increase of the
work hsa made II necessary TO en-
ploy n clerk in the office in order
-,
the field. a sheet containing the
more important provisions Of the
building code has been prepared b.
the building commissioner. It fol-
lows:
A permit must be obtained before
starting any work for which a per-
NIT Is required.
Where work is unlawfully started
before permit is secured the fee
is so percent more than the fee
given below:
Permit Fees.
directive April 49,
FireprOof buildings, 15c per 900
cubic feet
Slow burning buildings, 10 1-2c
per 1000 cubic feet.
All other types of buildings. 1Oc
per 1000 cubic feet. except open
shelter sheds. sc per 1000 cubic
feet.
Minimum fee for above buildings
OF class 1 (public), class 2 (semi-
public). class (tenement). class 4
(dwelling). when the contents can
not be computed is $500.
For buildings OF class ; Charms,
carriage houses, sheds, pens. coops.
etc.); class (private garages): for
interior alterations, water tanks
platforms. staging, boilers, stacks,
furnaces. additions and fire escapes
for which fees on a cubic basis can
not be computed, the fee is soc for
each $500 or fraction thereof OF the
cost.
Wrecking permit fee. So
Change OF classification fee. soc.
Elevator permit fee. SO.
Sign, signbOard. billboard fee, soc
for each 25 linear feet.
Moving permit fee. $40.
sky sign fee, SO for first 500
square feet and two cents for each
additional square foot on readable
side
Builders are required to notify
the building department when work
IS ready for inspection as follows:
When excavations or forms are
ready for masonry or concrete.
When building is ready for lath.
and at such other times that work
which will be concealed requires ap-
prevail
Heating contractors must report
q cir work for inspection and Sc
cure approval before il is put in
commission
A final inspection must be asked
Tor and a certificate OF occupancy
received from the building depart
-nent before il is lawful TO occupy
any public or semi-public or tene-
ment building
Garages.
a public garage is an automobile
garage i aving a capacity of more
than five cars.
\ private garage is one having n
capacity Of FIVE cars or less.
Private garages in the fire limits
must be OF inccmbustible cOnstruc-
ton throughout except that mill
constructed roofs are permitted.
Private garages in the outer linn
its when within 10 feet OF any pub
lie. semi-publie. tenement or resi-
dence building. or any stable having