[Amended 4-7-1983 by Ord.
No. 83-5]
There is hereby established in the Township of West Deptford
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as
the "Department of Inspections," consisting of a Construction Official,
Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode
Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other subcode
officials for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner of the
Department of Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall hereafter adopt
as part of the State Uniform Construction Code Act. The Township Committee
may also appoint an Assistant Building Inspector; provided, however,
that such Assistant Building Inspector shall hold one of the licenses
required by N.J.A.C. 5:23-5.5(b)3 as it now exists or may be hereafter
amended. The Construction Official shall be the chief administrator
of the enforcing agency. The Township Administrator shall make or
cause to have made an analysis of the duties and responsibilities
of the Construction Official and all subcode officials and recommend
to the Township Committee a position-classification plan.
Each official position created in §
78-1 hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, as amended by the New Jersey Administrative Code 5:23;
provided that in lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site
inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23. More than one such official position may be held by the same
person; provided that such person is qualified pursuant to P.L. 1975,
c. 217, and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing
agency at one office location, except for emergencies and unforeseen
or unavoidable circumstances.