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HomeMy WebLinkAboutX (2 55) ORDINANCE NO. X. RELATING to the issuance of permits for the construction or alteration of buildings or structures; providing for fees therefor; providing for exceptions; and'for transmittals of copies of such permits to the county assessor. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COU NTY AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter erect, construct, enlarge, shore, underpin, repair, improve, convert, or otherwise alter any building or structure in this county for which the value of the materials exceeds five hundred dollars without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the county Auditor; Provided, That there shall be exempted from the requirements of this ordinance buildings or structures lying within any incorporated city or town within this County which already requires such permits. Section 2. To obtain a permit the applicant shall fill out a blank permit form to be supplied by the county Auditor. The applicant shall in.clude thereon: (A) (b) ( c) ( d) The permittee's name and address. A legal description of the property on which the build- ing or structure is located or will be located. A general description of the nature of the proposed work. The estimated value of the materials to be used in the proposed work. The permit form may be signed by the permittee, or his authorized agent who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority. Section 3. Prior to issuance of the permit the accuracy of the legal description included thereon Shall be verified by the county Auditor. Upon payment of a fee of one dollar the county Auditor shall sign the permit and shall issue the original thereof to the applicant. Section 4. The County Auditor shall promptly transmit a copy of the permit to the county assessor, and shall also transmit a copy to the county engi neer. Section, 5. If any section or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent juris- diction, such section or portion shall be deemed a separate provision of this ordinance and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 6. All ordi nances or parts of ordi naIlces inconsi stent or in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect June 9, 1955. BOARD OF COUNTY'COMMISSIONERS SEAL ATTEST: ~" ~~ . .. ... ~7~. - ~.~~~ ~ Mem r ORDINANCE NO. .Y- ~ RELA TING to the issuance of permits for the construction or alteration of buildings or structures; providing for fees therefor; providing for exceptions; and for transmittals of copies of such permits to the county assessor. - BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF c/6-;::;/:::".l'./f 5 0/1) COUNTY AS FOLLOW S: Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter erect, construct, enlarge, shore, underpin, repair, improve, convert, or other- wise alter any building or structure in this county for which the value of the materials exceeds five hundred dollars without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the county ~ 1I?(,;e'"//-;I"o;e... : Provided, That there shall be exempted from the re- quirements of this ordinance buildings or structures lying within any in- corporated city or town within this county which already requires such per- mit.. Section 2. To obtain a permit the applicant shall fill out a blank permit form to be supplied by the county auc//7'"or- The appli- cant shall include thereon: (a) The permittee's name and address. ~b) A legal description of the property on which the build. ing or structure is located or will be located. (c) A general description of the nature of the proposed work. (d) The estimated value of the materials to be used in the proposed work. . The permit form may be signed by the permittee, or his author- ized agent, who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority. Section 3. Prior to issuance of the permit the accuracy of the legal description included the!'eon shall be verified by the county ;t:t I.) ell 7 or. . Upon payment of a fee of on e donar (s) the county at., c"l; tor shall sign the permit and shall issue the original thereof to the applicant. Section 4. The county &:{ t..It"'~ "To r shall promptly trans- mit a copy of the permit to the county assesso~ 4and shall also transmit a copy to the county engineer.~ lieu-pHonal iRduli8A. Section 5. Any person violating a portion of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde'meanor. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. Section 6. If any section or portion of this ordinance is {or any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competentjurisdic- tion, such section or portion shall be deemed a separate provision of this ordinance and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict.herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect June 9, 1955. /(~ Adopted this day of . 1955. "- '" \ . t it NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING 'FOR ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that on Monday, the 6th day of June, 1955, at the hour of tetJ, 0'. clock in tJle forenoon of said day, at the COIinnissioners' Room at, the . Court House in the City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash.. ington, a public hearing will be held on a proposed ordinance to ~ adopted by the Board of County Commissioners for said Jefferson, County relating to the issuance of, permits fQr. the construction or alteration of buildings or structures, providing for fees therefor; pro- viding for exceptions; and for trans. mittals of copies of such permits to . the county assessor, when and where any person may appear and be heard for or against the adop. tionthereof. Such proposed ordinance is, in . words and figures following, to-wit: , ORDINANCE NO. X RELATING to the issuance of , permits for the construction or 11,1- ; teration of buildings or structures; ! providing for fees therefor; pro- vidingfor exceptions; and for trans- mittals of copies of such permits to the county as,sessor. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- TY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFER- SON COUNTY AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. No person, firm or cor- poration shall hereafter erect, con- struct, enlarge, shore', underpin, re- pair, improve, convert, or other-', wise alter any building or struc- ture in this cou,nty for which the value oithe matewj,l~ exceeds five ' hundred dollars without first obtain- ing a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the County Auditor: Pro- vided, That there shall be exempt- ed from the requirements of this ordinance buildings or structures lying within any incorporated' city or town within this 'county which al- ready requires such permits. Section 2. To obtain a permit the applicant Shall till out a blank per- mit form to be supplied by the county auditor. The applica.nt shall include thereon: (a) The permittee's name and address. (b) A legal d!ilscri'ption of the property on~iwhich the build- ing or structure is located or will be located. ' (c) "A general dl;lscription of the nature of the proposed work. (d) The estimated value of the materials to. be used in the proposed woik. . The permit form may be signed by the permittee, or his, authoriZed agent, who may ~ required to sub- mit, evidence to indica.te such au- thority. Section 3. p" the permit the description inc be verified by Upon payment 0 uar the county;, ail" the permit and;t_lA1" inal thereof to '!Ulea .. ~ :i i f 1 J i 'issuance of of the legal ereon shall ty auditor. of one dol- shall sign ue; the orig- icant. Affidavit ofPu blication STATE OF WASHINGTON} COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, ss. RICHARD F. McCURDY, being sworn, says he is the pUblisher of the Port Townsend Leader, a weekly newspaper which has been established, published in the English language and circulated continuously as a weekly newspaper in the town of Po.rt Townsend, in said county and State,' and of general circulation In said county for more thansi'x:. (6) months prior to the date of the first publication of the Notice hereto attached, and th~,t the said Port Townsend Leader was on the 27th day of June, 1941, approved as a legal newspaper bY the Superior Court of said 'Jefferson County, and that the annexed isa true copy of the....___....__.. ..-.bUC.4L-'lt-.__ll.4tt:!1:ins.........._............._ ........t.Qr....a.4J:tJl:ti.Qa...Qt....._.....................__. ........J?rllpo.se.cL.'O~dl n a nc.e.........._....._.._ as it appeared in the regular and entire issue of said paper itself and not in a supplement thereof for a period of........tJJ.~........consecutive weeks, be. ginning on the.....J.:.?~g..day of.._...M_'-Y...................., 5 . and 195........, and ending on th~..................__...___......day of __~l~~.......~........, 195.~_..., and that said news- paper was regularly clistributed to its ,subscribers during all ~otthis' period. That the fuIt amount ~~t~..~'*~.hii;dr:;s~o~~ ~~~dt~ ~:;t ~::r~ no h tion and _. a hundred words for each subse- a inchqU~t~1_;l.!.~~4_" ..:u::;~=_::~~-~ ...,----N~~~ih.-s;;..."' Washington, 'residing at Port Townsend. Y COMMISSIONERS OF JJ!j.lfJfJ!il(.- . ON COUNTY AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. No person, firm or cor- oration shall hereafter erect, con- truct; enlarge, shore, underpin. re- "air, improve, convert, or other- . se alter any building or struc- ~ure in this COlJ.nty, for which the 'alue of ' the mateo_Ie exceeds five undred dollars without <first obtain- 'ng a separate building permit for ~ach such building or structure rom the County Auditor: Pro- iyidell, That there shall be exempt- iEld from the requirements of this ,ordinance buildings or structures ~ying within any incorporated city fOr town within this 'county which al- ;ready'requires such permits. Section 2. To obtain a permit the ,applicant shall flll out. a bla.nkper- mit form to be supplied by tbe county auditor. The applicant sball ,include 'thereon: (a) The permittee'S name and address. . (b) A legaldl"scription .of the property. on~which the build- ing or st,ructure is locatedqr will be. located. ~ (c)A general description of the nature of the proposed work. I- (d) The estimated value of the materials to, be used in tbe proposed wo~k. ' ~ The permit forM may be signed ,,'.' by the permittee, or his authorized i...~~n;vi~~~c~aio. ~n.~ei,~i:e~u~~ s::: f:- thOrity. .,' . ie., ' - .. Section 3. p"' issuance of , the permit the of tbe legal : description inc" ereon shall be verified by.t ty auditor. Upon payment 0 of oned01- ,uar tbe count sblUl sign :; tbe permit an e; the orig- inal thereof to cant. Section 4. . ..EL . ~nty AUditor shall prompt1y::~sn'i).t a coliy of the permit to tlu)county al:llJessor, and sball also, transmit a~opy to the county eDgiD~r. Section 5. An,.. person viOl~9ng aportioD of tbls,iol'dinance shall be <leemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Each sucb violation sball constitute a separate offense,:and sball be pun- isbable as sucb. ., Section 6. If' any section or por- tion' of this ordinance i.s for any reason held invalid or unconstitu- ttonaloy any court or competent jurisdiction, such section or por- tion l:!hall be deemed a separate pro- vision of this ordinance and such holdingsball not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this . ordinance.' . Section 7. All ordinances or parts , of ordinances inconsistent or hi conflict berewith are hereby re- pealed. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect June 9, 1955. ADOPTED this day of June, 1955. BOARD OF .JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Chairman Member Member SEAL ATTEST: County Auditor and ex-officio Clerk of the ,Board. 429 Bulletin No. 12 April 26, 1955 .- .'--..,. TO ALL COUNTY COMMIssJONERs Gentlemen: Chapter 129, Laws of 1955 (Senate Bill 228), reads in part: liThe County Commissioners of every county shall provide' for the issuance of a building permit for the construction or alteration of any building within the county for which the value of the mate'rial exce'eds five hundred dol- lars, except that where any city within the county issues such pe-J.:mits for all buildings within its jurisdiction, it shall not be necessary lor the' county to issue building permits for the construction or alteration of build- ings within such city. Every application for a building permit al;; required herein shall contain a legal description of the property upon which the building is to be constructed or altered. "Whenever any issuer issues a building permit for the conS1i!uchon of any building, such issuer shall immediately transmit a copy of the, per- mit to the county assessor of the county ln which such building is to be constructed. II Enclosed herewith are a proposed ordinance and a proposed amend- ment to a planning, zoning or building code ordinance which can be used to implement Chapter 129 by any countY. The whole ordinance would, of course, be used in those counties which do not now have planning or zoning or building code ordinances in effect; while the amendment would be util- ized by those counti.es which do have such codes already in effect. (In those counties where present ordinances already require issuance of build- ing or alteration permits, such existing ordinances should be checked to make' sure that the requirement for legal descriptlon of the property be con- tained in permit applications, and that a copy of the permit issued be sUp- plied to the assessor. ) '1 ',') )~ A word or two about the blank spaces in both of the proposed docu- ments: Anyone of several already functioning county offices can be -2- utilized for the issuance of these permits--the assessor could issue and keep his own copy; the county auditor (to whom the public is already accus- tomed to going for other licenses and permits) could issue; the county engineer could issue and thus be in direct touch with new construction which will have some bearing on road needs in various areas of the county! the planning commission might become the issuing authority; or it could be entirely feasible to work out a cooperative arrangement with the city clerks of the towns in the county to accept permit applications from county resi- dents as well as their own city residents as a matter of convenience to the public. In any case, however, the important procedure to establish is that covering immediate transmittal of permit copies to the county assessor~ One other word. Since the purpose of these permits is simply to provide the assessor with automatic notice of any new construction or addi- tion to values of real property in the county, every c!ffort should be made to ensure compliance with the statute. To this end, it is suggested that the cost of the permits be kept as low as possible, and the penalty for failure to obtain one be set high. If the permits are to be used to fina.nce later inspections, a.s might be the case in connection with building codes, the cost of the permit would necessarily be higher. The proposed ordinance contains a misdemeanor penalty clause, which will require public hearing and advertising for not less than ten days prior to enactment of the ordinance. The effective date is set as June 9, 1955, which is the effective date of the statute. Sincerely, ii/#- / R. C. Watts, Executive Secretary RCW:jb Encs. AME~DMENT TO O~NANCE NO.. R~LA TINO to tra,nsmittals of copies of building p~rmits to the CO\1.nty assessor. Section. l~ The CQunty shall transmit a copy of each perroit iS$ued he:t'e~n.Q.er to the county assessor. wbicl\ permit _hall ~ont~in or have appended there- ~o a legal description 0.1 t1l.e property on which the building or $.tructure for which 8ueh per~it was issued is or will be located. Prior to issuing any J;>ermit hereunder the county . sl!\all verify the accura~y of the legal description included on the pe rmit. Adopted this. day of , 1955.