The Department of Building and Code Enforcement, as established in Chapter
25 of this Municipal Code, shall provide duly qualified enforcement officers to administer this chapter and the Uniform Code.
The Board of Trustees hereby designates the Senior Building
Inspector as the chief enforcement officer of this chapter. He or
she may delegate authority to any other qualified officer(s) or employee(s)
to act as enforcement officer(s) and, in case of his or her absence
or inability to act, designate at any time a suitable officer or employee
to perform any or all of his or her duties under this Code.
Each enforcement officer in the area of his or her responsibility
shall:
A. Issue in writing all appropriate notices or orders to remove illegal
or unsafe conditions. Such notices or orders may be served upon the
property owner or his or her agent personally or by sending, by certified
mail, a copy of such order to the owner or his or her agent at the
address set forth in the application for permission for the construction
or alteration of such building and by posting the same upon a conspicuous
portion of the premises to which the notice applies.
B. Require the necessary safeguards during construction.
C. Ensure compliance during the entire course of construction with the
requirements of the Uniform Code, laws, rules and regulations.
D. Make all inspections which are necessary or proper for the carrying
out of his or her duties, except that he or she may accept written
reports of inspection from any authorized deputy or substitute or
from generally recognized and authoritative service and inspection
bureaus or agencies, provided the same are certified by a responsible
official thereof.
Whenever the same may be appropriate to determine compliance
with the provisions of the Uniform Code, applicable laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations covering building construction or alteration,
each enforcement officer may, in his or her discretion, accept and
rely upon written reports of tests in the field by experienced, professional
persons or by accredited and authoritative testing laboratories or
service and inspection bureaus or agencies.
Each enforcement officer in his or her area of responsibility
shall issue a certificate of occupancy, where appropriate, for a building
constructed or altered in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform
Code, which such certificate shall certify that the building conforms
to the requirements of the Uniform Code.
An enforcement officer may request and shall receive, so far
as may be necessary in the discharge of his or her duties, the assistance
and cooperation of the Police, Fire and Health Departments or officers
and of all other municipal officials exercising any jurisdiction over
the construction, use or occupancy of buildings or the installation
of equipment therein.