TOWN OF LAYTONSVILLEORDINANCE NO. __________

 

 

 

 

Building Permit Ordinance – Amended September 6, 2005

 

 

            Any new building construction or the construction of a structure in excess of One Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($1,500.00) in value shall require the issuance of a building permit by the Mayor.  Application therefore shall be made to the Mayor of Laytonsville by furnishing specifications as to size and purpose for which the new building is to be used, and no new construction shall begin prior to the issuance of said permit. If construction is not started within one (1) year from the date of issuance of said permit, the permit shall expire. (5/5/1981)

 

            Each application shall be accompanied by a filing fee as established by Resolution of the Mayor and Town Council and shall not be refunded unless the application is withdrawn prior to the time that it is considered and/or reviewed by the Mayor.

           

 

           

  The Mayor may condition the issuance of any building permit and require an applicant for a building permit to post with the Town, a bond or other financial security to cover restoration of any damage or loss of use to Town property or public rights-of-way in connection with or related to the construction authorized under the building permit.  The Mayor may suspend or revoke any building permit issued where the applicant has failed to post a required bond or financial security or where the same has been terminated or not renewed prior to the completion of construction. Amended September 6, 2005.:

 

             

 

      By duly adopted resolution, the Mayor and Council, from time to time, may change the amount of the required filing fee, provided that the fee so set shall not exceed the amount reasonably calculated to defray the actual cost of processing the application.

  (5/7/1981)

 

 

          

      A violation of this Ordinance is a ‘municipal infraction’ and punishable as such, as provided in Sec. 3b. of Art. 23A of the Annotated Code of Md. as in force and effect and as hereinafter amended from time to time.  (9/1/1981).

 

 

 

           

 

      No building, other structure, or land shall be used or occupied, nor shall any building, structure, or land be converted wholly or in part to another use, until a use and occupancy permit has been issued by the Clerk of the Town; provided, however, that no use and occupancy permit shall be required for the use and/or occupancy of one-family detached dwelling as a residence, or for the use of land or buildings for farming or agricultural purposes; provided further, that no such permit shall be required for the continuation of any lawful use or occupancy existing at the adoption of this Ordinance.   (8/5/1985)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Adopted this ______5th day of ____________________August, 2003 by the Mayor and Town Council of Laytonsville, Maryland.

 

           _______________________________

           Charles W. Oland, Mayor

 

 

 

 

  THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing

  Ordinance was adopted by the Town Council

  of Laytonsville in public meeting on the

  _____5th day of __________________, August, 2003 and

  shall become effective on the _____5th day

  of August_____________________, 2003.

 

 

  _____________________________________

  Cathy Buit, Town Clerk