[R.O. 2011 § 500.010; R.O. 2009 § 150.001; CC 1981 § 5-6; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 10-152 § 1, 7-21-2010]
A. 
The Department of Community Development shall be responsible for issuing building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits in accordance with the provisions of this Code and any other City ordinance and shall be responsible for the building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections as provided for by the provisions of this Code and any other City ordinance.
B. 
The Director of Community Development shall be the official in charge of the codes adopted pursuant to this Chapter. The Director of Community Development in accordance with the prescribed procedures of the City of St. Charles shall have the authority to appoint the Building Official, related technical officers, inspectors, plans examiners and other employees as necessary to enforce the codes.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.020; R.O. 2009 § 150.002; Ord. No. 04-192, 8-13-2004; Ord. No. 06-91, 4-26-2006; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 08-127, 6-18-2008]
The Directors of Public Works or Community Development shall have the power to order all work to be stopped on any building(s) or structure(s) where such work is being done in violation of any provision of the City Code or where work is being done in the development as a whole that is in violation of any provision of the City Code. Such order shall stop work on all projects the subject contractor or subcontractor is currently engaged in at the discretion of the Mayor. Such stop orders may be given orally and may be enforced when so given, provided however, that any oral stop-work order shall be followed by a written order within two (2) hours. Copies of the written stop-work order shall be provided to all members of the City Council within eight (8) hours of the order being issued. All work that is stopped shall not be resumed except upon permission of the Mayor. All members of the City Council shall be informed, within eight (8) hours, once the Mayor has granted permission to resume all stopped work. Written stop orders may be served by any Police Officer, Director of Public Works, Assistant Director of Public Works, City Engineer, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Street Superintendent, Assistant Street Superintendent, Street Supervisors, Water Systems Manager, Water Distribution Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor or any Community Development Department employee and may be served by personal service or by posting on the premises affected.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.033; Ord. No. 10-152 § 2, 7-21-2010]
All references to the Board of Appeals in the codes or reference material adopted pursuant to this Chapter shall use the procedures set forth in Article III of Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.035; Ord. No. 10-152 § 3, 7-21-2010]
A. 
Building permits are valid for a twelve-month period from the date of issuance and may be extended for an additional six-month period with the approval of the Director of Community Development, at no additional cost, if in the opinion of the Director of Community Development work is proceeding and the applicant needs additional time to complete the project or the applicant was unduly delayed through no fault of the applicant. The Mayor may extend a building permit for additional six-month periods upon the recommendation of the Director of Community Development.
B. 
Once construction starts, if no building inspections have occurred within a six-month period, the permit shall be deemed to have expired. The site of an expired building permit shall be posted with a stop-work order and all construction shall cease until such time as a new building permit is issued, including payment of the full cost of the building permit.
C. 
Any uncompleted construction project for which a building permit has been expired for a period of six (6) months may be ordered to be removed or enclosed.