Building Department

DEMOLITION REQUIREMENTS:

Any person or entity desiring to demolish, wreck, raze, dismantle or otherwise destroy any structure or building within the City shall first obtain a permit from the Building Commissioner authorizing the work to be performed, which permit shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of issuance and no demolition, wrecking, razing or dismantling shall take place unless and until such permit has been issued.

EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS:

No person shall make or cause to be made any excavation on any street, highway, alley, road or other public thoroughfare without express written permission of the Building Commissioner and Zoning Administrator to do so, except public work under the authority of the Board of Aldermen.

BUILDING REQUIREMENTS:

No construction, alteration or repair of any building, structure or improvements in the City of Frontenac shall be undertaken unless and until a permit has been issued from the Building Commissioner authorizing the work to be performed, which permit shall be valid for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance and no construction, alteration or repair of any building, structure or improvements shall take place unless and until such permit has been issued (and such construction, alteration or repair may continue only so long as such permit shall remain outstanding and effective).

STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS:

Any application for a building, demolition or grading permit which would result in:

1. A decrease in the permeable surface of a lot, or

2. An alteration to the existing grade or elevation of a lot, or

3. A change in the existing flow in terms of location, direction, rate or volume of surface water from a lot shall be accompanied by detailed plans and calculations identifying and comparing pre-construction grading and post-construction grading relative to erosion, sedimentation track out, stormwater runoff and grade/elevation conditions.  Such plans must include and demonstrate:

a. Proposed dates, timing and sequencing of the project including installation of sediment controls, clearing, rough grading, construction, paving, final grading and landscaping.

b. Effective control of surface water runoff to ensure soil and sediment is contained on the site during any land disturbance or other development activities and after any such development activities, including details of any temporary drainage or impoundment systems.

c. Measures to be taken to control sediment track-out onto roadways and adjacent property including temporary access routes.

d. Existing and proposed topography of the development site including existing and proposed direction of runoff flow.

e. Calculations showing the percentage of existing and proposed impervious surface relative to the entire site.

f. Calculations showing existing and proposed final peak discharge rates.

g. Drawing(s) indicating all proposed stormwater runoff facilities and their tie-in to existing stormwater drainage routes.

h. Landscape plans indicating soil preparation and revegetation methods.

i. The name(s), addresse(s) and telephone number(s) of the engineering firm(s) and registered professional engineer(s) who designed the documents.

j. The name, address and telephone number of the property owner.

k. Other drawings or specifications reasonably required by the Building Commissioner to assess stormwater runoff and to assure that stormwater will be collected, retained, detained or otherwise controlled so as not to increase runoff onto any adjacent properties or public improvements or rights-of-way.

l. Approval from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District ("MSD") and the Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) when applicable and, if the subject property is located in a subdivision, consent of the subdivision trustees, if applicable.

m. Maintenance agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Building Commissioner, for ensuring proper maintenance of any privately-owned stormwater runoff facilities.