§ 13-5. Approval of business licenses and building permits.

(a)

Whenever any regulation of the board requires approval by the director of plans for any building or structure, no municipality or agency of the county shall issue or renew a building permit for this building or structure without first having obtained a written statement from the director that the plans therefor comply with all the applicable regulations of the board.

(b)

Whenever any regulation of the board of health requires sanitary inspection and approval of any establishment by the director, no municipality or agency of the county shall issue or renew any business license for this establishment without first having obtained a written statement from the director that the establishment complies with all applicable regulations of the board.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or abrogate the authority of any municipality or agency of the county to adopt and enforce additional regulations or ordinances or to enforce existing regulations or ordinances relative to the regulation, control, issuance, renewal or revocation of any business license or building permit, except as herein provided.

(d)

It shall be the duty of the director to keep the appropriate municipal and county officials informed as to the provisions of this section and the regulations of the board to which it applies.

(Code 1976, § 12-1004; Ord. No. 88-04a, 8-9-88)