There is hereby created the Department of Building Inspection.
The Building Inspector appointed by the municipality shall act as
head of this Department.
The Building Inspector is vested with the authority and responsibility
to enforce all laws controlling safe building construction. He shall
make periodic inspection of existing public buildings to determine
their safety. He shall make inspections at the site of buildings damaged
by any cause whatsoever to determine the safety of buildings affected
thereby.
The Building Inspector or his authorized agent shall have the
power and authority at all reasonable hours, for any proper purpose,
to enter upon any public or private premises and make inspection thereof
and to require the production of the permit for any building, plumbing,
electrical or heating work being done or the required license therefor.
No person shall interfere with or refuse to permit access to any such
premises to the above-described representatives of the municipality
while in the performance of their duties.
There shall be kept in the Department of Building Inspection
a record of all applications for building permits. There shall be
kept in the Department of Building Inspection a record of all inspections
made, and of all removal and condemnation of buildings, and a record
of all fees collected showing the date of their receipt. The Building
Inspector shall make a written annual report to the governing body
of the municipality relative to these matters.
