(a) All applications for building permits required under this chapter shall be made in conformity with this chapter and other applicable city ordinances or codes, including those ordinances or codes applicable to the building and construction industry. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the legal description and the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of buildings already existing, if any, and the size, shape and location of the building or alteration, including accessory buildings or structures, if any. The application shall include such other information as lawfully may be required by the building official, including existing or proposed building or alteration; existing or proposed uses of the building and land; the number of families, housekeeping units or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be necessary to determine conformance with and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to continue construction of any building or structure beyond the foundation until a plot plan showing the foundation of the building or structure has been prepared in duplicate by a licensed surveyor and approved by the building official. One copy of the plot plan shall be returned to the owner, and one copy shall be filed with the city.
(c) One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the building official, after he shall have marked such copy as permitted for construction and attested to such by his signature on such copy. This copy of the plans shall be available at the site of construction during all times when construction is being carried on. The second copy of the plans, similarly marked, shall be retained by the building official.
(d) No building permit shall be granted for the construction, addition or alteration of a place of assembly, unless plans signed by a registered architect or registered engineer, according to the laws of the state governing the practice of architecture, accompany the permit application.
(e) Where plans and specifications for construction in the city are revised by the city engineer, the actual costs of such review shall be paid by the applicant, whether a building permit is issued or not. The building official shall require a deposit of estimated cost upon receipt of the application for a building permit.