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(a) The Department of Code Enforcement shall be responsible for the systematic
enforcement of all City ordinances which deal with the health, safety,
and welfare of the community including but not limited to the International
Property Maintenance Code (IPMC).
(b) The individual selected shall be a graduate of an accredited college
or school with a degree in business administration, engineering, public
administration, urban planning, safety inspection, general contracting,
skilled labor, community development, organizational development,
management, program administration, or similar field.
(c) In lieu of the above educational requirements, the individual selected
shall have had at least five years of experience in code enforcement
or in at least one of the fields set forth above, or similar field.
(d) The individual selected shall also have a foundation and experience
using and working with technology.
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The areas of responsibility of the Department of Code Enforcement
shall include housing, fire, sanitation, building, zoning, and other
environmental code enforcement programs including but not limited
to the Uniform Construction Code (UCC), the International Property
Maintenance Code (IPMC) and the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).
(a) The Building Inspector, his/her duties and functions as they now
exist, shall be part of this Department and function under the direct
supervision of the Director.
(b) The Health Inspector shall be (whether an employee or independent
contractor) a part of this Department and he shall take his directions
from and make his reports to the Director.
(c) Rental unit inspections shall be performed by personnel (whether
an employee or independent contractor) assigned to this Department
who shall take directions from and report to the Director.
(d) Occupancy inspections at the point of sale shall be performed by
personnel (whether an employee or independent contractor) assigned
to this Department who shall take directions from and report to the
Director.
(e) Exterior residential and commercial building inspections shall be
performed by personnel (whether an employee or independent contractor)
assigned to this Department who shall take their directions from and
report to the Director.
(f) Rodent-control duties shall be performed by personnel (whether an
employee or independent contractor) assigned to this Department who
shall take directions from and report to the Director.
(g) All planning and zoning activities including land development review
shall be overseen by the Director of Code Enforcement.
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(a) The Director of the Department of Code Enforcement shall be responsible
to enforce and administer all of the provisions of this article and
of those other applicable codes and ordinances which establish the
Department of Code Enforcement as their official administration and
enforcement authority.
(b) The duties of the Code Enforcement Officers shall include the issuance
of all necessary notices and orders to abate illegal and unsafe conditions
to insure compliance with this article, and those other applicable
codes and/or ordinances for the safety, health and general welfare
of the public; the making of inspections to determine compliance with
the applicable codes and ordinances; the undertaking of investigations,
and other activities as may be required.
(c) A Code Enforcement Officer shall display proper credentials of their
respective office for when inspecting any and all buildings and premises
in the performance of duties under the applicable code and/or ordinance
where requested.
(d) Whenever, in the opinion of the officer initiating an inspection
under the applicable codes and/or ordinances, it is deemed necessary
or desirable to have inspections by any other department, the Director
shall make reasonable efforts to arrange for the coordination of such
inspections so as to minimize the number of visits by representatives
of the City and to confer with the other departments for the purpose
of eliminating conflicting orders before any are issued. The assistance
and cooperation of all other officials, including police and fire
departments, shall be available to the Director to assist in the performance
of these duties.
(e) Except in case of an emergency, the Code Enforcement Officers shall
schedule a mutually convenient time agreed to with the property owner
for discharging his/her duties to safeguard the safety, health and
welfare of the public. Upon showing proper identification where requested,
the Code Enforcement Officers are hereby authorized to enter and inspect
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. any structure or premises
in the City to enforce the provisions of this article and of those
other applicable codes and ordinances. Every occupant, owner or operator
of a structure or premises or their agent or employee shall give access
to any part of such structure or its premises at reasonable times
for the purpose of making such inspection, maintenance, repairs, or
alterations as are necessary to comply with the provisions of this
Code.
(f) If any owner, operator, occupant or other person in charge of a structure
refuses, impedes, inhibits, interferes with, restricts or obstructs
entry and free access to the structure or premises under his control
or to any part thereof, with respect to any authorized inspection,
a Code Enforcement Officer, may upon showing that probable cause exists
for the inspection, file a petition for and obtain an order directing
compliance with the inspection requirements of this article from a
court of competent jurisdiction. Any person who refuses to comply
with such an order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject
to such penalties as may be authorized by law for violation of a court
order.
(g) The Director of the Department of Code Enforcement shall have such
power as may be necessary in the interest of public safety, health
and general welfare to interpret the intent of the applicable codes
in specific cases where it clearly appears that by reason of special
conditions, undue hardship would result from a literal application
of any section of the applicable codes.
(h) The Director of Code Enforcement shall keep an accurate account of
all fees collected; and such collected fees shall be deposited in
the City treasury for appropriate distribution. For purposes of this
article, the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement shall
be considered a Code Enforcement Officer.
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(a) An official record shall be kept of all business and operational
activities of the Department of Code Enforcement and all such records
shall be open to the public for inspection at all appropriate times,
except that no individual, owner, operator, occupant or other person
shall be subject to unwarranted invasion of privacy, and except that
all evidence or information shall not be disclosed except as may be
necessary in the judgment of the Code Enforcement Officer for the
proper and effective administration and enforcement of the provisions
of this article and shall not otherwise be made public without the
consent of the owner, occupant, operator or other person in charge
of the unit, structure or premises inspected. Such records shall be
retained in the official records so long as the building or structure
to which they relate remains in existence unless otherwise provided
by other regulations.
(b) The Director of the Department of Code Enforcement shall submit to
the City Administrator and Council a monthly written report of operations
in the form and content as shall be prescribed by the City Administrator.