(a) A permit shall be obtained before beginning construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of any building or structure in the Town of St. John, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate permit for each such building or structure from the Town pursuant to the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time.

(b) All plans for building construction under the authority of the State of Indiana Department of Fire and Building Services shall be filed with that State Department. A copy of a design release for construction, issued by the State Building Commissioner and the State Fire Marshal, pursuant to Indiana Code 22-15-3-1, et seq., as amended from time to time, shall be provided to the Building Commissioner before issuance of a permit for construction covered by such design release.

(c) All applications for building permits in the Town of St. John shall be on forms approved and prescribed by the Building and Planning Department, and shall include a sworn affidavit.

(d) All applications for building permits in the Town of St. John shall be accompanied by the applicable fees as required by this code, which fees shall be payable to the Town of St. John. No application for a building permit shall be received by the Town Building and Planning Department unless accompanied by the applicable fees.

(e) Applications shall be accompanied by a contractor’s affidavit identifying those contractors that will be doing the work on the applied for permit. Knowingly falsifying the contractor’s affidavit may result in a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).