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 Goshen
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. ZONING
 Article XIV. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

  § 14.2. Building permits.  

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  • No building in any district shall be erected, constructed or restored, or structurally altered, without a building permit duly issued upon application to the building inspector. No building permit shall be issued unless the proposed construction or use is in full conformity with all the provisions of this ordinance. Any building permit issued in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be null and void and of no effect, without the necessity for any proceedings or revocations of nullification thereof; and any work undertaken or use established pursuant to any such permit shall be unlawful.

    14.2.1. Every application for a building permit shall contain the following information and be accompanied by the required fee and by a plot plan drawn to scale and signed by the person responsible for such drawing. If no such plot plan is available, a certified survey is required prepared by a duly licensed land surveyor.

    14.2.1.1. The actual shape, dimensions, radii, angles and area of the lot on which the building is proposed to be erected, or of the lot on which it is situated if any existing building;

    14.2.1.2. The block and lot numbers as they appear on the latest tax records;

    14.2.1.3. The exact size and locations on the lot of the proposed building or buildings or alteration of an existing building and of other existing buildings on the same lot;

    14.2.1.4. The dimensions of all yards in relation to the subject building and the distances between such building and any other existing buildings on the same lot;

    14.2.1.5. The existing and intended use of all buildings, existing or proposed, the use of land and the number of dwelling units the building is designed to accommodate; and

    14.2.1.6. Such topographic or other information with regard to the building, the lot or neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine that the proposed construction will conform to the provisions of this ordinance.

    14.2.2. No building permit shall be issued for the construction or alteration of any building upon a lot without access to a street or highway as stipulated in Village Law § 7-736(2).

    14.2.3. No building permit shall be issued for any building where the site plan of such building is subject to approval by the planning board, except in conformity with the plans approved by the planning board. A building permit must be issued for each building.

    14.2.4. No building permit shall be issued for a building to be used for any conditional use in any district where such use is allowed only by approval of the planning board unless and until such approval has been duly granted by the planning board.

    14.2.5. The building permit application and all supporting documentation shall be made in triplicate. On the issuance of a building permit, the building inspector shall return one copy of all filed documents to the applicant.

    14.2.6. The building inspector shall, within ten days after the filing of a complete and properly prepared application, either issue or deny a building permit. If a building permit is denied, the building inspector shall state in writing to the applicant the reasons for such denial.

    14.2.7. Every building permit shall expire if the work authorized has not commenced within six months after the date of issuance, or has not been completed within 18 months from such date for construction costing less than $1,000,000.00, and has not been completed within 30 months from such date for construction costing in excess of such amount. If no zoning amendments or other codes or regulations affecting subject property have been enacted in the interim, the building inspector may authorize in writing the extension of either above periods for an additional six months, following which no further work is to be undertaken without a new building permit.

    14.2.8. As soon as the foundation of a building or of any addition to an existing building is completed, and before first-story framing or wall construction is begun, there shall be filed with the building inspector an accurate survey signed by the person responsible for said survey, showing the exact location of such foundation with respect to the street and property lines of the lot.

    14.2.9. The appropriate fee, as outlined in the standard schedule of fees of the Village of Goshen, shall be submitted with each building permit application.