[CC 1974 §5-1; Ord. No. 44 §1, 8-1-1962]
Whenever used in this Chapter, the word "building" shall mean any and all buildings, including dwellings and houses,
being constructed within the limits of the City.
[CC 1974 §5-2; Ord. No. 44 §2, 8-1-1962]
There is hereby created the office of Building Inspector, consisting
of one (1) person, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the
members of the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1974 §5-3; Ord. No. 44 §8, 8-1-1962]
If for any reason the duly appointed Building Inspector shall
fail, refuse or be unable to perform the duties of his/her office,
then, upon the request of the Mayor, the Enforcement Officer of the
City shall perform all of the duties of the Building Inspector.
[CC 1974 §5-4; Ord. No. 44 §3, 8-1-1962]
A. Upon
the request of the Mayor, the Building Inspector shall inspect any
and all buildings in the course of construction or remodeling for
the purpose of determining whether or not the materials and workmanship
being used in the construction of such building are of the grade and
quality required by the terms and provisions of this Code and other
ordinances of the City and whether or not such building is being constructed
in accordance with plans submitted to the Building Inspector.
B. The
Building Inspector shall make an inspection report, in writing, of
his/her findings and he/she shall submit at least two (2) copies of
such report to the Mayor.
C. In
the event that the Building Inspector shall find that the materials
being used, the workmanship therein or the construction of any building
being constructed within the City does not comply with the terms and
provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the City applicable
thereto and the plans submitted therefor, then the Building Inspector
shall specify in his/her written report to the Mayor an itemized statement
of any such non-compliance.
[CC 1974 §5-6; Ord. No. 82 Art.
12 §1207, 10-3-1968]
All matters not covered by this Chapter shall conform with generally
accepted good practice. The Building Code as recommended by the American
Insurance Association and the various recommended good practices published
by the National Fire Protection Association shall be deemed the generally
accepted good practices for the construction and equipment of buildings
and the fire protection and life safety in connection with hazardous
materials and processes. Fire-resistance ratings of floor, ceiling,
wall and partition assemblies as published by the American Insurance
Association and by Underwriters' Laboratories Inc. shall be deemed
acceptable to establish fire- resistance ratings required by this
Chapter.
[CC 1974 §5-7; Ord. No. 82 Art.
13 §1301, 10-3-1968]
A. An
owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by any order
issued pursuant to this Chapter may file an appeal to the Board of
Aldermen within ten (10) days from the service of such an order and
the Board of Aldermen shall fix a time and place not less than five
(5) days nor more than ten (10) days thereafter when and where such
appeal may be heard by it. Such appeal shall stay the execution of
such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
B. At
such hearing the Board of Aldermen shall affirm, modify, revoke or
vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then
be complied with.
C. Nothing
contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to deny the right of any
person to appeal from an order or decision of the Board of Aldermen
to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such appeals shall stay the
execution of such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated
or confirmed.
[CC 1974 §5-7.2; Ord. No. 216 §§I — III, 9-20-1995]
A. All
structures in the City of Lake Waukomis shall be assigned a street
address number by the City of Lake Waukomis. A record of such numbers
shall be maintained at the City office.
B. It
shall be the duty of the owners or occupants of any such structure
in the City of Lake Waukomis to have placed in an unobstructed position
on said structure in contrasting color numbers which are no less than
three (3) inches high and no less than one-half (½) inch wide
at any point and no object obscures the visibility of the numbers
from the City street. Numbers must be numerical and not cursive. "Unobstructed position" is defined as a position where the
number is visible from the City street.
C. Any
person failing to so number a structure occupied by him/her, after
receiving notice from the City of Lake Waukomis, shall continue in
his/her failure to so number such structure for a period of thirty
(30) days after such notice has been issued shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.