(a). No building or manufactured home shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended, or enlarged, except exclusively for agricultural purposes, without the owner or owners first having obtained a building permit. Such permit shall require conformity with the provisions of this Resolution. When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six (6) months from date of issuance.

(b). No building permit lawfully issued prior to the effective date of this Resolution, or of any amendment hereto, and which permit, by its own terms and provisions, is in full force and effect at said date, shall be invalidated by the passage of this Resolution, or any such amendment, but shall remain a valid and subsisting permit, subject only to its own terms, provisions, resolutions, rules and regulations appertaining thereto, and in effect at the time of the issuance of said permit, provided that all such permits shall expire not later than sixty (60) days from the effective date of this resolution unless actual construction shall have theretofore begun and continued pursuant to the terms of said permit.

With each application for a building permit, and when required by the building official for enforcement of any provisions of this Building Code, two (2) sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted. The building official shall review the plans to verify compliance with the Building Code.

Plot/site plans shall be drawn and shall show in detail that the plot and site conform to the provisions of this Building Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. Plans shall include a plot plan drawn to scale, showing the locations of all easements, sewage disposal system, drainage facilities, adjacent grades, property lines, the proposed building and every existing building on the property.

General: In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals.

Organization and Members: The Building Code Board of Appeals ("board") shall consist of five (5) members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to construction. The membership of the board shall consist of one of the following qualifications: (1) a licensed professional engineer; (2) a licensed professional architect; (3) a building contractor or superintendent of building construction; (4) a licensed plumber, electrician or other licensed individual in the building trades. Each member of the Building Code Board of Appeals shall have had ten (10) years of experience, no less than five (5) years of which shall have been in a position of responsible authority on building projects. No more then two (2) members may be selected from the same profession, business or trade and at least one of the members shall have professional registration and engineering experience as a structural, civil, or architectural engineer or architect. The building official shall be an exofficio member and shall act as secretary to the board. The Building Code Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and shall hold office at the Commissioner’s pleasure. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings to the County Commissioners such new legislation as is consistent therewith. The Building Code Board of Appeals shall elect or re-elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from the membership with the said election to occur annually.

Rules, Meetings and Records: The Building Code Board of Appeals shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. (1) Meetings of the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be held at least once each month if there is business for the board to consider but may be held at other times at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the Building Code Board of Appeals may determine. All hearings before the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be open to the public and the news media, and all other parties requesting notice shall be notified of such meetings. (2) The Building Code Board of Appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question. (3)The Building Code Board of Appeals shall keep records of hearing, examinations and all other official actions. Such minutes and such records shall be public record.

Appeals. Any person whose application for building permit for the use of any alternate material or type of construction has been refused by the building official, or why may consider that the provisions of this Building Code do not cover the point raised, or who may consider that any particular provisions would cause a manifest injury to be done may appeal to the Building Code Board of Appeals by serving written notice on the building official in which it shall be stated that the applicant desiring to use the alternate materials or types of construction shall guarantee payment of all expenses for necessary tests made or ordered by the Building Code Board of Appeals. Such notice shall be at once transmitted to the Building Code Board of Appeals, which the board shall arrange for a hearing on the particular point raised. The Building Code Board of Appeals shall meet upon notice from the chairman within twenty-one (21) days of the filing of an appeal. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to notify any third party or parties the applicant wishes to be present at the meeting.