Smyrna times., 1952-05-22
Be It ORDAINED By The
Mayor and Council of the
Town of Clayton:

Section /. Before any building or struc-
ture shall be commenced or undertaken. the
person or persons. firm or corporation, be-
ing the owner or owners, or having charge
of the said building or buildings, or the
lands upon which such building or structure
is to be erected, constructed. altered, re-
paired or removed, or the agent of such
owner or owners, shall first apply in writ
ing to the Town Council of the Town of
Clayton for a permit and shall receive in
writing from said Town Council permit
for the erection, construction. alteration,
repair or removal, use or occupancy of the
building or structure or buildings or struc-
lures to be erected, constructed, altered, re-
paired or removed. or used or occupied.
Before the permit required in the para
graph next above shall be issued by the
said Town Council, the said owner or
owners of the property or his or their
authorized representative shall before COM
mencing work. submit an application in
writing to the said Town Council which
shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, residence and business of
the owner or owners of the property upon
which the proposed work is to be done.
(b) An accurate description of the loca-
ton of the premises upon which the build
ing or structure is located, or upon which
the said building or structure is to be erect
ed.
(c) A description of the work proposed
to be done. The said Town Council is here
by authorized, if it deems it to be neces-
sary, to require of the applicant or appli-
cants for such permit a detailed plan of
the proposed work.
(d) The estimated cost of the building.
(e) A full and detailed description of the
nature of the use to be made of the build
ing or structure.
Section 2. If the plans, specifications
and application conform to the require
ments of this ordinance or any ordinances
or amendments supplemental thereto. the
Town Council shall, upon the payment of
the permit fee established by the said Town
Council. issue permit in writing to such
applicant.
The application. plans and specification
shall be approved or rejected within
reasonable length of time from the date
of the filing of the application for such
permit.
Any person or persons, firm or corpora
ton, being the owner or owners, or having
charge of the said building or buildings or
the lands upon which such building or
structure is to be erected. constructed, al
tered. repaired, removed or demolished, or
agent of such owner or owners who starts
the erection, construction. alteration, re-
pair, removal or demolition of any build
ing or structure without first having APP
piled in writing for said permit and having
received in writing said permit. shall, upon
conviction of the violation of these pro-
visions. pay to the Town OF Clayton a mne
of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($26l
nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($10o)
for each offense, and it is hereby expressly
provided that separate violation shall be
incurred for each day that the violation
exists.
The above ordinance was adopted April
ID, 1852 at the regular monthly meeting OF
the Town Council for Town OF Clayton.
G. A. HURD. Pres. Council
HARRY w. MOOR, Sec. Councik