The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-03


ceT IN he known as the BUILDING IN
SPECTOR who shall be appointed by the
City Commission and who shall hold OF
flee al the will and pleasure of said
| Commission Of the City of Mount Glenn
ems.
| pointed annually by the City Commits
sion and shall be an experienced Archl-
| tect Builder or Civil Engineer OF al
| least five (5) years experience. He shan
| have such assistants as shall be deslg-
! mated from time 10 time by the City
| Commission It shall be the duty Of the
| building Inspector TO exercise general
| supervision over and inspect the con-
| struction of or alteration, Improvement
! repair. removal for safety OF all build
| ings bill boards, signs and other duties
as shall be imposed on him by TINS oral
nance.
The Building Inspector shall have the
| mower 10 enter any building at any time
| for the purpose of determining ITS safe
! " and TO order such buildings closed
should he find II unsafe or violating the
| provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Permits
Before proceeding with the construc-
! ton, enlargement, alteration, repair OF
removal of any building or structure a
Building Permit shall first be obtained
by the owner or his agent from the City
Commission of the City of Mount Glenn
ems.
The application shall be made to the
Building Inspector accompanied by two
complete sets of plans and speciflca-
tons
plans shall be made TO scale and shall
show detail to convey a reasonable ac-
curate idea of the contemplated I'M
provement.
SECTION e. Fees
On and after the date this Ordinance
Is effective the following fees VIII be
charged for building permits and in
spections.
Alterations and small Buildings less
than 81 5000 valuation ............ Sl.Oo
Buildings 81, 900 to $4,000. ,..... $3.50
Buildings S. 900 and over $3.50 plus
soc for each additional 1000 of valua-
ton.
SECTION s. Plans and Specifications.
Plans and specifications shall show in
detail dimensions of all footings, foun-
dation walls, sizes OF all wood or steel
structural members, sizes of rooms and
toilets. sizes of all windows, location
of building on lot and such other lnfor-
nation necessary to easily determine
whether or not the proposed construction
meets the requirements as set up IN the
Building Code.
Plans and Specifications at variance
with but equal TO or better than the
minimum requirements as set up in the
Code must receive the approval OF the
Building Inspector. The substitution OF
materials equal TO or better than those
called for in the Code will be permitted
where the intent and detectives of the
Code are attained by such substitutions'
Buildings of special types will be
treated as special cases and each VIII be
considered on its merit
SECTION 6. Approval OF Plans
The Building Inspector shall examine
plans and if they meet the conditions of
he han
the next meeting of the City Commission
for approval.
Upon approval the Building Inspector
shall return one set of plans stamped ap-
proved and issue permit card whlch
shall be conspicuously displayed on the
premises under construction at all times
until Certificate of occupation shall be
issued
A. Other Permits Required.
The Building Permit does not cover
the Plumbing and Electrician work, sep
arate permits shall be issued for cleo
trical and plumbing installation by the
respective departments of the CITY OF
Mount Clemens according to existing
ordinances.
b. Minor Repairs
Ordinary repairs of buildings may be
made without a building permit but such
repairs shall not be construed TO IN
clude the cutting away of any stone or
masonry wall. the removal of any beam
or support the removal, change or
closing of any staircase, means OF
ingress or of any chimney or window.
SECTION 7. Inspection
After a permit card has been issued
the Building Inspector shall inspect or
cause TO be inspected the premises de
scribed in permit at various intervals
during the erection. construction, alter
alton and repairing as often as he deems
IL necessary.
-. .~-i;...;on t;Io5 bx tho oyypeT
or agent the building Inspector shall
make a final inspection. II after inspec-
ton II is found that such building COM
plies with the provisions of this code
and all other City Ordinances, applicable
to building he shall issue certificate
Of occupancy.
No building hereafter erected or alt
cred for which a permit has been issued
shall be occupied in whole or part for
any purpose whatsoever until Ger
tincate Of occupancy has been issued and
signed by the Building Inspector.
A temporary certificate Of occupancy
may be obtained from the building in
Spector only after residence is com
pletely finished on the outside with
permanent siding of boards, brick, stone,
asbetos shingles or other standard mate
rial and after all bathrooms or toilets
are enclosed and supplied with hinged
doors and all toilet fixtures are in
stalled and disable.
No permanent water. gas or electrical
service shall be connected until certit-
cate Of occupancy has been issued.
II the Inspector shall find at any OF
the inspections that the structure is not
In accordance with the provisions Of
this ordinance ne shall notify the owner
or his agent designating with reasonable
accuracy the violation. Said owner or
his agent shall as soon as practicable
make the correction and alterations
,,NI,y x.ytth Nr1gtr
OF this ordinance.
The Inspector may at any time he dis
covers a substantial violation of this or
dinance by any person, order the con-
Struction Of said building Immediately
stopped until such time as the building
is made TO comply with the provisions
Of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Board Of Appeals
The City Commission of the City OF
Mount Clemens shall constitute Board
OF Appeals which shall have the power
to hear complaints to the ruling made
by the Building Inspector.
They shall have the power To issue
permits or ovcr-rule orders OF the
Building Inspector.
SECTION Q. Planning Requirements
In residential districts each dwelling
shall have adequate and immediate ac-
cess 10 public street or to a private
drive protected by permanent essments
which shall be of width and construc-
ton suitable to the traffic of the
neighborhood. This shall not be con-
strued to include alleys or service ways
A dwelling shall not cover more than
approximately 300s of the lot on interior
lots, or more than approximately fO~s Of
the lot on corner lots.
All new buildings on a residential
street shall maintain = set back from the
street line 10 conform to the existing
houses on the street
The minimum distance from the rear
OF the principal building TO the rear loy
line shall be not less than Is feet
The minimum width of side yards OF
interior residential lots shall be not less
than feet except minimum distance
OF feet is acceptable II a minimum dis
lance Of 10 feet from the building wall