Dorchester County Building Permits
§ 155-8. Building permits
A. Building permit required It shall be unlawful to locate or begin the excavation, erection, construction, reconstruction, extension, conversion or structural alteration of any building or structure without first obtaining a building permit from the Director of Planning. Ordinary repair and maintenance which only restore or preserve a building or structure in its existing form and do not change the use or configuration are exempt from the requirements of this section. B. Application requirements 1. Every application for a building permit, signed by the applicant, shall be accompanied by plans, drawn approximately to scale, showing the shape and dimensions of the lot to be used or built upon; the exact location, size and height of any building or structure to be erected or altered; the existing or intended use of each lot or building; the number of family or housekeeping units the building is intended to accommodate; and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. All lot dimensions on these plans shall be based on actual survey or deed description. The lot and location of the building, structure or other improvement shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started. | |||||||||
