[Amended 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-10; 7-15-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-40; 10-11-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-25]
A.
There shall be an Department of Inspectional Services which shall
include the local code enforcement inspectors, health inspectors,
environmental inspectors and minimum housing inspectors.
B.
There shall be an Inspector of Buildings within the Department of
Inspectional Services who shall be appointed by the Mayor. Notwithstanding
any ordinance to the contrary, the Inspector of Buildings, when performing
his duties under MGL c. 143, § 3, shall report directly
and be solely responsible to the City's chief administrative officer.
The Department of Inspectional Services shall establish standards
and codes for all construction or reconstruction carried out within
the City. It shall conduct all inspections necessary to ascertain
that its standards are met.
The Department of Inspectional Services shall enforce all ordinances,
regulations and laws relating to buildings in the City, or the construction,
alteration or repair thereof.
As often as is practicable, the Department of Inspectional Services
shall inspect the materials used in the construction or the repairing
of any building. It shall also examine the construction of any building
in the process of erection or repair and so far as necessary therefor
may enter any building or premises. It shall also examine all buildings
which may be reported to it as in a dangerous or damaged condition
by reason of fire, accident or other cause and shall make a record
of such condition, together with the street and number of the building,
the name of the owner or occupant and purpose for which it is used.
It shall examine all buildings concerning which application has been
made for a license to construct, enlarge, alter, repair or raze and
shall make a record of such examination.
The Department of Inspectional Services shall employ inspectors in such numbers and of such expertise as to adequately conduct the business of the department in a good and timely fashion. There shall be an Inspector of Buildings and an Inspector of Wires and any others needed to properly enforce the provisions of Chapter 42, Article III, of the City Code.
