[Ord. No. 6 § 12, 7-23-1941]
A.
The Board of Trustees shall appoint some suitable person as Building
Commissioner, who shall hold his/her office until the following April
election or until his/her successor is appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed from office by the Board of Trustees. The Building
Commissioner shall receive as full compensation for the performance
of his/her duties an annual salary of one dollar ($1.00). He/she may
also receive as compensation such fees as the Board of Trustees may
deem just to be paid out of the fees paid for inspections and building
permits.
B.
Duties.
1.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to inspect
or cause to be inspected every building, fence, wall, retaining wall
or other structure which may be in the course of erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repair, wrecking or removal in the Village
of Uplands Park. He/she shall have charge of the condemnation of all
unsafe buildings, retaining wall or other structures, and the prevention
of the use of such buildings while in an unsafe condition. He/she
shall have the authority to enter all such buildings or structures
as aforesaid at all reasonable hours in order to discover if the ordinances
governing buildings, plumbing, electrical work, construction, etc.,
are being complied with.
2.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to order erection,
construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, wrecking or removal
stopped; in the event that he/she finds that the ordinances of this
Village are not being complied with and he/she shall condemn and order
the evacuation of all buildings or structures considered in an unsafe
condition. Every person, firm or corporation shall abide by the orders
of the Building Commissioner, but may appeal from such orders to the
Board of Trustees in the event they believe such orders to be unjust.
C.
Inspection Fees. The fee for inspections by the Building Commissioner
shall be two dollars ($2.00) for each inspection and shall be paid
on demand.
