Building permits

No building shall hereafter be erected, moved or structurally altered until a permit authorizing the same shall be issued by the building official.

• • (A) The application for a permit for any building to be erected in an AE or VE zone of the flood hazard overlay district shall state the elevation of the first floor of the proposed building above the finished grade of the lot. In accordance with the Rhode Island State Building Code, the application shall also be accompanied by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) elevation certificate prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the building official.

  • (B) The building official may require the submission both of plans of any proposed machinery, operations, and products and of specifications for the mechanisms and techniques to be used in restricting the emission of dangerous and objectionable elements referred to in subsection 604. No applicant will be required to reveal any confidential processes and any information submitted will be treated as confidential if requested.