Building Permit

A city, when authorized by its charter to control the construction and repair of all houses, may require a permit from it as a prerequisite to the erection of a building; Fellows v. City of Charleston, 62 W. Va. 665, 59 S. E. 623, 13 L. R. A. (N. S.) 737, 125 Am. St. Rep. 990, 13 Ann. Cas. 1185; Commissioners of Easton v. Covey, 74 Md. 262, 22 Atl. 266. But it cannot require buildings to conform in size, appearance, etc., to other buildings in the same neighborhood; Bostock v. Sams, 95 Md. 400, 52 Atl. 665, 59 L. R. A. 282, 93 Am. St. Rep. 394.