The office of Building Inspector is hereby created.
The Building Inspector shall be appointed by
the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting and shall continue to
hold such office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. Any Village
official, other than an elected official, may hold the position of
Building Inspector in addition to such other official position.
In case of the temporary absence or disability
of the Building Inspector or his disqualification to act in a particular
matter, the Mayor may designate a substitute to act in matters that
require prompt, official attention.
The Building Inspector shall be a person generally
informed on the quality and strength of building materials, on the
prevailing methods of building construction, on good practice in fire
prevention, on the accepted requirements for safe exit facilities
and on the proper installation of plumbing, electric wiring, elevators
and other installations for the safety, comfort and convenience of
occupants. He shall be in good health and physically capable of making
the necessary examinations and inspections of buildings in the course
of construction.
A.
The Building Inspector shall receive applications
required by this Building Code, issue permits and furnish all prescribed
certificates.
B.
He shall examine premises for which permits have been
issued and shall make necessary inspections to see that the provisions
of law and Village ordinances are complied with and that the construction
is prosecuted safely and in accordance with permits previously granted.
C.
He shall enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations
relating to the construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition,
equipment, location, maintenance, occupancy or use of buildings and
structures, except as may be otherwise provided for.
D.
He shall, when requested by the Mayor or the Board
of Trustees or when the interests of the Village shall require, make
investigations in connection with matters referred to in this chapter
and render written reports on the same.
E.
He shall issue such notices or orders as may be necessary
to enforce compliance with law, to remove illegal or unsafe conditions,
to secure the necessary safeguards during construction or to require
adequate exit facilities in existing buildings and structures.
Inspections required under the provisions of
this chapter shall be made by the Building Inspector or by a duly
appointed and qualified assistant, provided that the Building Inspector
may accept reports of inspectors of recognized inspection services
after investigation of their qualifications and reliability. But no
certificate called for by any provision of this chapter shall be based
on such reports unless the same are in writing and certified by a
responsible officer of such service.
At least 24 hours' notice shall be given to
the Building Inspector before work is started under a permit, and
a like notice shall be given before any work requiring inspection
has been enclosed or covered.
[Amended 6-8-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
The Building Inspector may require a guaranteed
survey, showing the premises, the location of the building and its
various parts and the elevations of grades, curbs, streets and first
floors, and may also require that the surveyor stake out the corners
and lines of the building and of the lot, all expense to be borne
by the owner.
The Building Inspector shall keep on file in
the Village office careful and comprehensive records of applications,
of permits issued, of certificates issued, of inspections made, of
reports rendered and of notices or orders issued. He shall retain
on file copies of all papers in connection with building work so long
as any part of the building or structure to which they relate may
be in existence. All such records shall be open to public inspection
at reasonable hours but shall not be removed from the Village office.
The Buildings Inspector, in the discharge of
his duties, shall have authority to enter any building, structure
or premises at any reasonable hour. He shall also have authority to
take samples and to make tests, and, in case any work may have been
performed or covered without his inspection, he shall have the right
to require the owner, architect, engineer or contractor to remove
and demolish such work as may be necessary in order to permit the
Building Inspector to make a proper examination and test.
