There is hereby adopted by the city, through its city council, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, that certain building code known as the International Building Code, 2000 edition, and the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2000 edition, with appendixes and amendments thereto, save and except such portions as are hereinafter amended, deleted, or modified, of which one copy with all amendments noted therein shall be on file in the office of the city secretary, available to all persons for inspection, and the same is hereby adopted as the building code of the city as fully as if set out at length herein, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the city. Wherever there may be a conflict between the building code and the Code of Ordinances, the Code of Ordinances shall prevail.
(Ordinance adopted 12/17/01)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined as provided in section 1.01.009. Each and every violation shall constitute a separate offense and each and every day shall constitute a separate violation.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:K)
(a) 
Office established; appointment and removal.
(1) 
The office of building official is hereby created, and the executive official in charge shall be known as the building official.
(2) 
The building official shall be appointed by the city manager, with confirmation by the city council. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service. He shall not be removed from office except for cause after full opportunity has been given him to be heard on specific charges.
(3) 
During temporary absence or disability of the building official, the appointing authority shall designate an acting building official.
(b) 
Qualifications.
He shall be in good health and physically capable of making the necessary examinations and inspections. He shall not have any interest whatever, directly or indirectly, in the sale or manufacture of any material, process or device entering into or used in or in connection with building construction, alterations, removal and demolition.
(c) 
Duties.
(1) 
He shall receive applications required by this code, issue permits and furnish the prescribed certificates. He shall examine the premises for which permits have been issued and shall make necessary inspections to see that the provisions of law are complied with and that construction is prosecuted safely. He shall enforce all provisions of the building code. He shall, when requested by proper authority, or when the public interest so requires, make investigations in connection with matters referred to in the building code and render written reports on the same. To enforce compliance with law, to remove illegal or unsafe conditions, to secure the necessary safeguards during construction, or to require adequate exit facilities in buildings and structures, he shall issue such notices or orders as may be necessary.
(2) 
Inspections required under the provisions of the building code shall be made by the building official or his duly appointed assistant. The building official may accept reports of inspectors of recognized inspection services, after investigation of their qualifications and reliability. No certificate called for by any provision of the building code shall be issued on such reports unless the same are in writing and certified to by a responsible officer of such service.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:B–D)
A person, firm or corporation shall not erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building or structure in the city, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for such building or structure from the building official or his agent and payment of a building permit fee at a rate set by the council for that purpose.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:F)
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business of structural construction or alteration in the city shall, before doing so, obtain a license therefor, the fee for which shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A to this code. This fee shall be paid into the city treasury before such license shall become effective.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:G; Ordinance adopting Code)
Every person, firm, or corporation doing structural construction work in the city shall execute and deliver to the city a bond with a surety bonding company as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A to this code to indemnify the city or any citizen for damage caused by the failure of such person, firm, or corporation doing the work to comply strictly with the provisions of this article.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:H; Ordinance adopting Code)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to correct any defect or defects in his or her work or to meet the required standards after having been given notice of the unfit condition by the city inspector, within a reasonable time, shall be refused any other permit until such defects have been corrected and shall be subject to revocation of license for continual defective work, or either, upon conviction for violation of the provisions of this article.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:I)
Any individual desiring to perform his own work personally shall not be required to make the required bond or to obtain the required license, but shall be required to obtain the regular permit for that particular job. Such work done by an individual must be done by him or her personally on his or her own property and not be a way of performing a service to the public generally.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1:J)