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ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES
Section 901. ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The provisions of this ordinance shall be administered and enforced by a Zoning Enforcement Officer designated by the Mayor and City Council. Ilis duties shall include receiving applications, assisting applicants and appellants in the procedures required hereunder, inspecting premises, and issuing building permits and certificates of occupancy.
Section 902. BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED
Where total cost exceeds $500.00, a building permit issued by the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer is required in advance of the initiation of construction, erection, moving or alteration of any building or structure. No building permit shall be issued by the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer except where all the provisions of the ordinance have been complied with.
Section 903. APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT
All applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon; the width of the street or streets upon which the lot fronts or abuts; the setback lines of buildings on adjoining lots; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any; the location and dimension of the proposed building or alteration; the number of dwelling units the building is designed to accommodate; and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this ordinance.
If the proposed excavation, filling, construction or movement as set forth in said plans is in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances of the City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, then in force, tlx Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer shall sign and return one (1) copy of the plans to the applicant and shall issue a building permit upon payment of any required fees. The Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer shall retain one (1) copy of the building permit and one (1) copy of the plans.
903.1	Time Lirnit’itj-un^
.Any builc-ing permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six (6) months of its date of issue, or if the work authorized by ic o..> suspended or abandoned for a period of one (1) year.
i; the work described in any building permit has not been substantially completed within two (2) years of the date of