There is hereby created the Department of Building Inspection, to which a Building Inspector shall be appointed as provided in Chapter
103 of this Code of Ordinances. The Building Inspector appointed by the City shall act as the head of the Department, and as the chief code enforcement officer for the Construction Standards Code.
The Building Inspector shall keep a record of all applications
for building permits in a book for such purpose and regularly number
each permit in the order of its issuance. He or she shall keep a record
showing the number, description and size of all buildings erected.
The Inspector shall keep in his or her office a proper record of all
transactions of the office and file a yearly report covering the same
with the Common Council. The yearly report shall cover the period
closing December 31 of each year and shall be filed on or before February
15 thereafter and shall show the total amount of fees earned and a
summary of the work of the office during such period.
This chapter shall not be construed as assuming any liability
on the part of the City for damages to anyone injured or for any property
destroyed by a defect in any building or equipment.
The findings of inspection are intended to report conditions
of apparent noncompliance with code standards that are readily apparent
at the time of inspection. The inspection does not involve a detailed
examination of the mechanical systems or the closed structural and
nonstructural elements of the building and/or premises. No guarantee
or warranty of the premises, operation, use or the durability of equipment
or materials not specifically cited herein is expressed or implied.