# 1361.12 COMPLETION TIME FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; EXTERIOR REMODELING. # 1361.12 COMPLETION TIME FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; EXTERIOR REMODELING.
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Identifier1361.12
Citation§ 1361.12
Ordinances detectedS, 116-84, 42-83, 76-71, 05-00, 06-00, 68-74, 42-78, 101-92, 44-91, 76-91, 100-93, 59-05, 16-25
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--- Skip to main content Search Sitemap Login Select Language Resources Skip to code content (skip section selection) 2025-04 (current) Sheffield Lake Overview Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO CERTIFICATION ROSTER OF OFFICIALS ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE CHARTER PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE TITLE ONE - Building Standards TITLE THREE - Local Provisions CHAPTER 1335 Licensing of Contractors CHAPTER 1345 Certificates of Occupancy CHAPTER 1351 Dangerous Buildings CHAPTER 1352 Fences, Hedges and Walls (Repealed) CHAPTER 1353 Flood Damage Prevention CHAPTER 1354 Flood Hazards CHAPTER 1355 Grades CHAPTER 1356 Moving Buildings CHAPTER 1357 Residential Driveways and Driveway Additions CHAPTER 1361 Permits, Fees and Inspections 1361.01 CHARGES FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. 1361.02 REGISTRATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION. 1361.03 LAND UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR ZONING CHANGE. 1361.04 GRADING; FEE. 1361.05 BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE. (REPEALED) 1361.06 REVIEW OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS. 1361.07 ACCESS FACILITIES REQUIRED. 1361.08 EXPIRATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS. 1361.09 CALL-BACK INSPECTIONS AND FEE. 1361.10 AUTHORITY OF POLICE AND BUILDING PERSONNEL TO INSPECT VACANT PREMISES. 1361.11 BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE; APPLICATION REFERRAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION. 1361.12 COMPLETION TIME FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; EXTERIOR REMODELING. 1361.13 NEW CONSTRUCTION; UTILITY SERVICE REQUIRED. 1361.14 REIMBURSEMENT OF CITY EXPENSES; LIENS. 1361.15 FINAL INSPECTION. 1361.16 BUILDING AND ZONING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE. CHAPTER 1365 Pole Type Buildings (Repealed) CHAPTER 1367 Construction Equipment and Vehicles (Repealed) CHAPTER 1369 Dumpsters and Refuse Containers (Repealed) CHAPTER 1371 Signs and Billboards (Repealed) CHAPTER 1375 Swimming Pools (Repealed) CHAPTER 1377 Smoke Detectors CHAPTER 1379 Residential Construction Materials CHAPTER 1381 Stables, Kennels and Animal Shelters CHAPTER 1383 Metal Sheds and Accessory Buildings (Repealed) CHAPTER 1385 Emergency Alarm Systems CHAPTER 1387 Ground Satellite Stations CHAPTER 1395 Real Property Maintenance Code PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE OH Sheffield Lake Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH 1361.12 COMPLETION TIME FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; EXTERIOR REMODELING. CHAPTER 1361 Permits, Fees and Inspections 1361.06 REVIEW OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS. No building permit for new construction in any district shall be issued until building or development plans have been reviewed by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall refer such plans to the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals for all cases needing a variance. (Ord. 42-83. Passed 4-12-83.) 1361.07 ACCESS FACILITIES REQUIRED. (a) Any contractor or other person seeking to obtain a building permit in the City shall, before such permit is issued, present evidence to the City that adequate road or public way facilities are available adjacent to the site or location of the structure or new construction involved. (b) The road or public way shall be constructed with a base course which is, in the opinion of the Director of Public Service, sufficiently stable to permit access to the site by City emergency and service vehicles under all conditions of weather. (Ord. 76-71. Passed 10-12-71.) 1361.08 EXPIRATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS. (a) Any building permit application made to the Division of Building Inspection shall expire and become null and void if the permit applied for is not received and paid for by the application within ninety days from the date on which the permit is approved and granted. (b) The Building Inspector is hereby authorized to destroy any application or permit which is not received and paid for by the applicant in accordance with subsection (a) hereof. (c) The Building Inspector shall keep a record of all applications destroyed pursuant to subsection (b) hereof. (d) Building permits will expire after six months and are subject to renewal. (Ord. 05-00. Passed 1-11-00.) 1361.09 CALL-BACK INSPECTIONS AND FEE. (a) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged by the Building Inspector for each call-back inspection he is required to make on any building or construction site or any construction work carried on within the jurisdiction of the City. (b) No call-back inspection shall be made unless the fee provided for in subsection (a) hereof is paid in advance by the party requesting the call-back inspection. (c) The fee for the call-back inspection shall be paid to the Building Inspector or his duly authorized representative. (Ord. 06-00. Passed 1-11-00.) 1361.10 AUTHORITY OF POLICE AND BUILDING PERSONNEL TO INSPECT VACANT PREMISES. (a) The Police Division and representatives of the Division of Building Inspection shall have the right to enter on or into vacant, or apparently vacant, property or structures for inspection if such property or structures have been in an apparently vacant condition for a period of sixty days or more. (b) If an owner or duly authorized tenant or occupant of a property or structure informs the Police Division that his property or structure will be vacant for a period in excess of sixty days and makes arrangements for the proper care and maintenance of such building or structure, the provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply. (c) No police officer or Building Inspection Division employee or representative shall have any personal liability for acting in accordance with this section. (Ord. 68-74. Passed 9-10-74.) 1361.11 BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE; APPLICATION REFERRAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) The Building Inspector shall issue building permits upon receipt by him of a properly prepared application for a building permit provided such application requests a building permit for a building that meets the requirements in all respects of City ordinances and regulations and Ohio statutes and regulations. (b) Should the Building Inspector receive any application for a building permit which presents a land use proposal that he determines should be made known to the Planning Commission, he may, at his discretion, refer any such application to the Planning Commission for their review and recommendations. (Ord. 42-78. Passed 5-23-78.) 1361.12 COMPLETION TIME FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; EXTERIOR REMODELING. (a) Any individual, corporation or other entity of any type or kind who commences any new construction and/or exterior remodeling within the City pursuant to a building permit issued by the City shall complete or cause to be completed such new construction and/or exterior remodeling within twelve months from the date of the issuance of the building permit. (Ord. 101-92. Passed 11-10-92.) (b) Any individual, corporation or other entity of any type or kind whatsoever who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 44-91. Passed 6-11-91.) (c) Each day in excess of twelve months in which the new construction and/or exterior remodeling is not completed, shall constitute a separate violation of this section. (Ord. 101-92. Passed 11-10-92.) 1361.13 NEW CONSTRUCTION; UTILITY SERVICE REQUIRED. No building permits for any new construction of any type or kind whatsoever shall be issued and/or authorized for any lots of real estate within the City that are not serviced by municipal water and/or sanitary sewer systems. (Ord. 76-91. Passed 7-30-91.) 1361.14 REIMBURSEMENT OF CITY EXPENSES; LIENS. (a) Any property owner or contractor, within the City, who causes the City by any action or inaction on the part of such property owner or contractor, to expend any moneys for engineering services or other professional services as the result of the ownership of, building on, or development of any real estate within the City shall be obligated to reimburse the City for any moneys so expended by the City. Such reimbursement shall occur within and be paid within fifteen days from the date the City expends any such moneys. (b) Any property owner and/or contractor who fails or refuses to reimburse to the City any moneys required to be reimbursed by the City pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, shall be unable to obtain an occupancy permit for the property the ownership of, building on or development of which cause the City to expend such moneys. Additionally, any property, the ownership of, building on or development of which results in the City expending any moneys as set forth in subsection (a) hereof, shall be subject to a lien in favor of the City in an amount equal to the moneys expended by the City pursuant to subsection (a) hereof. Such lien shall be a lien upon the property (real estate) and shall be a lien against such real estate upon presentment of the lien to the County Auditor and County Treasurer and such lien shall be enforceable against such real estate and property in all manners provided for by law. (c) Any property owner or contractor who causes, by action or inaction, the City to expend any moneys in accordance with subsection (a) hereof, who does not comply with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (Ord. 100-93. Passed 12-14-93.) 1361.15 FINAL INSPECTION. The Building Inspector shall conduct a final inspection of any new construction and/or exterior or interior remodeling within the City for which a building permit has been issued by the City. The final inspection shall not count as an additional inspections under any relevant section of the Code. However, should the new construction and/or exterior or interior remodeling fail to pass the final inspection, each subsequent inspection shall be subject to an additional fee equal to the original building permit application fee. (Ord. 59-05. Passed 7-26-05.) 1361.16 BUILDING AND ZONING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE. (a) Commercial. (1) New structures. A. Commercial or Industrial Building $250.00 base plus $10.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof B. Accessory Building or Structure $100.00 base plus $2.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof C, Electrical $125.00 base plus $10.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof D. Plumbing $125.00 base plus $10.00 per trap plus $75.00 per commercial hot water heater E. Heating $125.00 base plus $7.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof F, Air Conditioning $125.00 base plus $7.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof G. Occupancy Permit $150.00 (2) Alterations and Additions. A. Buildings $125.00 base plus $10.00 per 100 square feet B. Electrical $75.00 base plus $10.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof C. Plumbing $75.00 base plus $10.00 per 100 square feet plus $75.00 per commercial hot water heater D. Heating $50.00 base plus $7.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof E. Air Conditioning $50.00 base plus $7.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof F. Occupancy Permit $150.00 G. Roofing $150.00 per building (3) Miscellaneous A. General Minor Alteration $150.00 B. Minor Electrical Alteration $100.00 C. Minor Plumbing Alteration $100.00 D. Minor Heating Alteration $50.00 E. Minor Air Conditioning Alteration $50.00 F. Duct Installation or Alteration $50.00 G. Minor Plimbing Alteration $100.00 H. Signs 1\. Non-electric $75.00 2\. Electric $100.00 3\. Re-facing $50.00 I. Demolition 1\. Exterior $200.00 2\. Interior $75.00 J. Re-inspections $50.00 each (b) Plan Review Fee Schedule. (1) Structural $200 base plus $8.00 per 100 square foot gross area of each floor level (2) Mechanical $200 base plus $5.00 per 100 square foot gross area of each floor level (3) Electrical $200 base plus $5.00 per 100 square foot gross area of each floor level (4) Fire Alarm Systems $200 base plus $5.00 per 100 square foot gross area of each floor level (5) Automatic Sprinkler and other Fire Suppression Systems $200 base plus $5.00 per 100 square foot gross area of each floor level (6) Industrial Unit $200.00 base plus $2.00 per 100 square foot (c) Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule. General. (1) New structures. A. Single family dwelling $100.00 plus $5.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof B. Two or three family $100.00 per unit plus $5.00 per dwelling 100 square feet or fraction thereof C. Electric $120.00 D. Plumbing $100.00 E. Heating $50.00 F. Air conditioning $50.00 G. Fireplace $35.00 H. Occupancy $40.00 I. Plan review fee $50.00 plus $5.00 per 100 square feet (2) Alterations and additions. A. Buildings $50.00 plus $5.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof B. Electric $50.00 C. Plumbing $50.00 D. Heating $50.00 E. Air conditioning $50.00 F. Plan review fee $50.00 plus $5.00 per 100 square feet (3) Miscellaneous. A. Re-inspection $25.00 each B. Detached garages $35.00 C. Storage buildings $25.00 D. Decks $25.00 E. Re--roof $35.00 - 50.00 F. Fences $35.00 G. Siding $50.00 H. Windows $35.00 - up to 3 $50.00 Four or more I. Fireplace $35.00 J. Swimming pool 1\. Above ground $25.00 2\. In ground $50.00 K. Electrical service upgrade $50.00 L. Sidewalks $25.00 M. Driveways $40.00 N. Demolition $75.00 O. Moving open building or shed $50.00 P. Other inspection $25.00 - minimum fee for on site (4) Engineering Fee for Establishing Grade. (5) Licenses. A. General contractor’s license $125.00 per year, except as provided in Section 1371.03(e) B. All other contractor's and subcontractor's licenses $125.00 per year C. Tree services contractors including tree removal, tree trimming and stump removal and landscaping contractors $75.00 D. Seasonal contractors' licenses including snow removal, lawn mowing and lawn service contractors $50.00 (6) Late Fees. Failure to obtain permit $100.00 plus base fee (d) Zoning Fees. (1) Vacation of Land $500.00 (2) Land Split $150.00 (3) Variance $200.00 (4) Zoning Map Change $600.00 (5) Conditional Use $500.00 (6) Minor Subdivision $150.00 (7) Major Subdivision $1,000.00 (8) Planned Unit Development $1,000.00 (9) Temp. Special Event (Limited) $50.00 (10) Temp. Special Event (Extensive) $150.00 (11) Food Truck $100.00 annual (e) Penalty. Whoever fails to obtain any permit or license required by this chapter may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 16-25. 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