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PDF versionSECTION 1. No person shall erect or have erected, constructed or reconstructed any building or structure in Weakley County, or no person shall alter or have altered any existing building or structure in Weakley County where the value of such alteration will exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) without first applying to the county trustee of Weakley County for a building permit for such erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration. As used in this act, "building" or "structure" includes any modular structure or manufactured structure.
No person shall place, locate or cause to be placed or located any mobile home or trailer in Weakley County regardless of the value of the mobile home or trailer without first applying to the county trustee of Weakley County for a building permit for such placement or location.
Such application shall be in a form to be prescribed by the county trustee and shall contain the following information:
(1) Whether the proposed work is to be new construction or the alteration of an existing structure;
(2) The location or address of the proposed construction or alteration;
(3) The identity of the owner or owners of the premises;
(4) The estimated cost of the completed structure in the case of new construction, or in the case of alteration of an existing structure, the estimated value of such structure before and after such alteration; and
(5) Such other information as the director of emergency services shall prescribe.
Upon proper application, duly filed, the county trustee shall then issue a building permit and shall take note of the fact of such erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration for the tax records.
SECTION 2. This act shall not apply to the erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration of buildings or other structures in cities requiring permits for the same, providing that copies of such permits are made available to the office of the county assessor of property.
SECTION 3. The county trustee shall collect a fee for the issuance of each building permit. The amount of the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The proceeds of the building permit fee shall be deposited in the highway fund of Weakley County.
SECTION 4. No electric, gas or water service shall be provided for any building or other structure to which this act applies until the building permit as required herein has been obtained, and it shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, municipality, cooperative or other agency to make, assist in making or permit to be made any connection which provides such electric, gas or water service until the required permit has been obtained.
SECTION 5. When there is reason to believe that any violation of any of the provisions of this act is about to occur, is occurring or has occurred, the county attorney may institute proceedings in the appropriate court for injunctive relief to prevent continuance of such violation. In the event injunctive relief is granted in favor of the county, the court granting such relief may award the county all of its expenses incurred in enforcing this act, including reasonable attorney fees, all of which expenses and fees shall be a civil penalty in addition to the injunctive relief granted by the county.
SECTION 6. If any person shall erect or have erected, constructed or reconstructed any building or structure or shall alter or have altered any existing building or structure or shall place or locate any mobile home or trailer in Weakley County without payment of the fee set forth in Section 3 hereof, then the fee shall constitute a lien on the real property and the lien shall be collected on the first assessment role prepared subsequent to such erection, construction, reconstruction of any building or alteration of any existing building or structure in the same manner and at the same time as other real property taxes in Weakley County.
SECTION 7. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this act declared to be severable.
SECTION 8. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Weakley County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the county executive of Weakley County and certified to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 9. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. Upon being approved as provided in Section 8, for all other purposes it shall become effective on July 1, 1992.
Passed: April 13, 1992