The office of Building Inspector is hereby created.
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The Building Inspector shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, and shall continue to hold such office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
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Any Village official, including 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.
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The Building Inspector shall receive applications required by this Building Code, issue permits and furnish all prescribed certificates.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 building 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.
The Building Inspector may require a guaranteed survey showing the premises and the location of the building and its various parts and may also require that the surveyor stake out the corners and lines of the building and of the lot, all expenses to be borne by the owner.
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For carrying into effect its provisions, the Building Inspector may adopt regulations not inconsistent with the Building Code, or rules to be followed in a particular case, it being the intent of this requirement that the standards of federal or state bureaus, national technical organizations or fire underwriters, as the same may be amended from time to time, shall serve as a guide in fixing the minimum requirements of this chapter.
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For the purpose of securing to the public the benefits of new developments in the building industry and of ensuring public safety, the Building Inspector may make or cause to be made investigations or may accept duly authenticated reports from reliable sources of new material or modes of construction intended for use in the construction of buildings or structures in the municipality which are not provided for in this Building Code and may adopt regulations setting forth the conditions under which such materials or modes of construction may be used.
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Regulations adopted by the Building Inspector shall be reported by him to the Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting and, if approved by the Board of Trustees, shall have the same force and effect as if a part of this Building Code.
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Any regulations made may be amended or repealed by the same procedure prescribed for the adoption of new regulations.
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 of 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 Building 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.