City of South Portland, ME, Code of Ordinances ch. 5 (Buildings), Art. VII (Rental Registration)

Citation: City of South Portland, ME, Code of Ordinances ch. 5 (Buildings), Art. VII (Rental Registration)
Jurisdiction: South Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://southportland.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1421/Ch-05-Buildings ↗

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The office of building inspector is hereby created.
(Code 1966, § 2-2-1)

Sec. 5-30--57. Reserved.
(Code 1966, § 2-2-2; Ord. No. 19-05/06, 6/5/06 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000]; Ord. No. 9-21/22,
10/26/2021)

Sec. 5-58. Building inspector to issue permit upon applicant's compliance with
prerequisites.

The building inspector shall issue a building permit upon the applicant's:

(1) Completing the building permit application.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) below, submitting to the building inspector:

(a) A site plan, which plan shall be drawn to scale and show:

1. The size and location of all proposed building work and of all
existing structures; and

2. Documentation, certified by a land surveyor registered with the State
of Maine, showing compliance with all applicable setback requirements
in the following format:

A. For construction of a new principal structure or a detached
accessory structure affixed to a permanent foundation, a full
boundary survey:

B. For additions or alterations to an existing principal structure
other than as described in paragraph (c) below: a boundary
survey. No boundary survey shall be required for additions and
alterations as described in paragraph (c) below.

C. The Code Enforcement Director may waive the requirement for
boundary surveys pursuant to subsections A and B above, at
their sole discretion, if the proposed work is located at least
5 feet interior to the lot from a setback boundary. If a survey
requirement is waived by the Code Enforcement Director, the
Director may assign conditions of approval on the permit.