It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
construct, alter, repair, remove, move, demolish, equip, use, occupy
or maintain any building, structure, land or portion thereof in violation
of any provision of this chapter or fail in any manner to comply with
any notice, directive or order of the Code Enforcement Officer or
to construct, alter or use and occupy any building, structure, land
or part thereof in a manner not permitted by an approved building
permit or certificate of occupancy.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall determine the existence of
violations of the provisions of this chapter through such investigations
as he or she shall conduct pursuant to the issuance of building permits
and certificates of occupancy and through the prompt investigation
of such written complaints as are filed with him or her by persons
having reason to believe that such violations exist. The Code Enforcement
Officer may also determine the existence of such violations by means
of investigations conducted at his or her own initiative.