The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
BUILDING SPECIFICATIONS AND PERMITS

Be it ordained by the city council ot the city of Fairfield as follows: No excavation. wall. structure, build ing or part thereof shall hereafter be built or constructed or having been
 begun, shall be allowed to continue construction in the city of Fairfield except in conformity with the provi- sions of this ordinance. No building al- ready erected or hereafter to be erected in said city shall be raised, al- tered or built upon in any manner that
 would be in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance or of the
 approval issued hereunder, provided: tA) Before the excavation for cree tion construction or alteration of any building or part of any building, struc- ture or wall or any platform, staging
 or flooring of any building, strucHre
 or premises is commenced the owner. leasee or agent of either, or the archi-
 tect or builder employed by such owner
 or leasee in connection with the pro- posed erection or alteration. shall sub init plans and specificati tions and de 1 tails to the inspector of buildings of the l proposed work and make an applica- | tion which must be signed by the owner or his agent and also by the
 party in charge of the proposed work 1 if reqtleSted by the inspector. or Dullu- ! ings, provided:
 | &(B) The said person shall furnish l the inspector of buildings with writ i ten application or statement under l oath to be administered by the inspec- | tor of buildings or his assistant of the 1 locality, dimensions and approximate | cost of each and every kind of labor
 and material to be incorporated in the construction of the proposed building l or structure, and the said manner or 1 construction of the proposed building 1 or structure or alteration or repairs | of the existing building or structure, with the material to be used and whether contract or day labor, if de- sired by the inspector of buildings provided:
 co Said plans specifications and de- tails may remain in his custody not to exceed 10 days to allow the necessary examination to be made of the same, and if required by the inspector of buildings copy of said plans and specifications or any of them shall he filed in the Of flee of the inspector of buildings, per
 manently, and no change shall be made in the construction of the proposed work without the consent of the inspector of buildings.
 D) That the inspector of buildings shall be entitled to demand additional plans and specifications of all structural work to be submitted to him, if in his judgment the general plans are not suf- ficient to obtain the information de- sired, provided;
 (E) After which. if 1t shall appear to the inspector of buildings that the pro- rvisions of this ordinance are contem- plated to be complied with, the inspector of buildings shall issue or cause to be issued the permit applied for, after col lecting from the applicant the proper fee hereinafter provided for. provided; s' (E) That any permit that has been .,uva nrto inn, q tn the approximate cost or construction of said work, or on failure to execute said work in accordance with said application, plans and specifications, shall constitute a violation of this ordinance and the per- init so obtained shall be null and void, provided;
 60 Fees for each building or structure where work costing less than $25, where under the laws, an inspection is required, 50 cents shall be charged therefor The fees for work costing s25 to $50
 shall be fifty cents; $50 to $100 and in-
 elusive, shall be fifty cents for the first $50 for the permit and cents for each additional s or fractional part thereof, over s1O0 shall be on uniform basis of
 $i for the issuance of the permit and
 one-eighth of l per cei.. Tor the fall esti-
 mated cost of each building or ructure.
 (Ii) No person shall demolish. exsavate
 for or proceed to eorstrne' fepair any
 building or stru nin the limits
 of the city of Ia i'd without first ob-
 taining permit from the inspector of
 buildings. and having the same or num-
 Der of the same posted at location of
 said work. except that excavations and
 foundation may be allowed If plans for Ihe buildings are not completed. with
 the consent of the inspector of build-
 ngs.l
 u) It shall be unlawful to issue huild-
 ing permits for the construction of any
 building or improvement on land the
 cost of which shall exceed s500. unless
 the name of some capable and compe-
 tent person to superintend the work
 shall first be furnished to the inspector
 of buildings. provided however. that
 this section shall not apply to permits
 issued where the work is to be performed
 by some licensed contractor.
 CD Every permit, issued under pro
 visions of the preceding section. shall
 have inserted therein by the building in-
 spector the name of the person who is
 to superntend the construction of said
 building or improvement The person So
 named in said permit. as the superin-
 tendant or foreman. shall be present,
 on the work at all times, while said
 work is in progress.
 (K) No such permit shall be issued
 unless the person named to act as su-
 perhtendent or foreman shall be a cap able and experienced foreman or super
 intendent of building of the character