(a) 
Definitions.
All definitions contained within this section are for the purpose of this section only and shall have no impact on any other rule, law or ordinance unless referenced directly within said rule, law or ordinance.
Authorized agent of the city
means the city building inspector, city engineer, city public infrastructure inspector, city fire marshal, city administrator or their designee.
Builder
shall include but not be limited to: property owner of record, resident, developer, builder, construction company, employee of any of the above, or any responsible party as determined by the city.
Building codes
means any and all regulations, ordinances, state laws, directives or orders recognized by the city or given by an authorized agent of the city.
Directives or orders
means any written communication given by an authorized agent of the city and shall include but not be limited to red tags, memos, redlined drawings, notations on plans, memos, signs, or letters posted at a work site.
(b) 
Violations.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any builder, person or company to perform any work in violation of any building code within the city.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any builder, person or company to alter a lot, begin construction or perform any work not in accordance with a set of plans approved by the city.
(3) 
It shall be unlawful for any builder, person or company to fail to follow any directive or order issued by an authorized agent of the city.
(4) 
It shall be unlawful for any builder, person or company to perform any work or allow any work to be performed or allow any activities on any lot where a stop work order has been issued by an authorized agent of the city until such time as the same authorized agent or his supervisor has rescinded the stop work order. An authorized agent of the city may, by written order, approve limited work be performed for safety purposes or in the furtherance of rescinding the stop work order, without first rescinding said order.
(5) 
It shall be unlawful for any builder, person or company to remove, move, alter, deface or obstruct any sign, letter, memo or other notice posted by an authorized agent of the city.
(c) 
Authority to post signs.
An authorized agent of the city may post a sign, letter, memo or other notice on any property for the purpose of notifying the builder and other citizens and visitors of any stop work order, order, directive or other requirement they deem necessary.
(d) 
Evidence of violation.
If any work is performed on a lot, development, work site or any other location that is in violation of this section, it shall be prima facie evidence that each builder or employee violates this section.
(e) 
Penalty.
(1) 
Any person violating any portion of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction be punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2000.00).
(2) 
Each act shall constitute a separate violation under this section and shall result in a separate fine.
(3) 
Each day any worksite remains in violation of any building code shall be a separate violation of this section and shall result in a separate fine.
(Ordinance 2005-04-01 adopted 4/28/05)
(a) 
Definitions.
All definitions contained within this section are for the purpose of this section only and shall have no impact on any other rule, law or ordinance unless referenced directly within said rule, law or ordinance.
Authorized agent of the city
means the city building inspector, city engineer, city public infrastructure inspector, city fire marshal, chief of police or their designee.
Building codes
means any and all regulations, ordinances, state laws, directives or orders recognized by the city or given by an authorized agent of the city.
Masonry
includes brick, stone or stucco and specifically excludes concrete, cinderblock or cementitious fiber board.
(b) 
Minimum construction standards.
(1) 
Commercial parking lots and driveways.
All commercial parking lots and commercial driveways within the city shall be constructed of concrete, and must meet criteria as set forth in the adopted building codes.
(2) 
Residential driveways.
(A) 
Residential driveways within the city shall be concrete within the right-of-way and shall conform to the minimum driveway standards diagram attached to Ordinance 2006-06-01 (attachment I, Residential Driveway Ramp).
(B) 
Residential driveways within the city on lots of less than 1 acre shall be concrete within private property areas outside of the right-of-way. Each driveway shall be straight and centered on the garage door, except for side entry garages.
(C) 
Residential driveways within the city on lots of 1 acre or more shall be either concrete or asphalt within private property areas outside of the right-of-way.
(D) 
Residential driveways within the city shall provide a minimum of 20 feet of concrete-paved space between the garage door and the right-of-way, and concrete-paved space equaling the width of the garage door and adjacent to the garage door to accommodate off-street vehicle parking.
(3) 
Exterior walls on residential buildings.
All residential buildings shall be constructed of at least seventy-five percent (75%) masonry or covered with at least seventy-five percent (75%) masonry on vertical surfaces, excluding windows, doors and other normal openings.
(4) 
Exterior walls on commercial buildings.
All commercial buildings shall be constructed of at least ninety-five percent (95%) masonry or covered with at least ninety-five percent (95%) masonry on vertical surfaces, excluding windows, doors and other normal openings.
(5) 
Exterior walls on industrial buildings.
All industrial buildings shall be constructed of at least one hundred percent (100%) masonry or covered with at least one hundred percent (100%) masonry on vertical surfaces, excluding windows, doors and other normal openings, on any side of the building that faces a public street or roadway.
(6) 
Manholes.
(A) 
Manholes shall be pre-cast concrete or cast-in-place and shall conform to the city’s construction standards. ConShield, or approved equal, shall be installed in all new manholes and in existing manholes being modified. Consheild must have terracotta color dye mixed in the precast and cast-in-place concrete.
(B) 
Manhole coatings (No dark colors allowed) *ConShield-terra cotta colored only (must be spark tested per NACE International Standard).
(7) 
Storm drain curb markers.
(A) 
Storm drains shall be marked at the curb with an approved marker that says “Illegal to Dump, Es Ilegal Contaminar.”
(B) 
The storm drain curb markers shall be made of permanent stainless steel or aluminum and shall measure four inches (4") in diameter.
(c) 
Variances.
(1) 
All requests for variance shall be submitted in writing detailing the section and sentence to be varied, the exact change requested and the supporting argument, detailing the hardship necessitating the variance.
(2) 
All variance requests shall be reviewed by an authorized agent of the city at the requestor’s expense prior to submission to the city council.
(d) 
Penalty.
(1) 
Any person violating any portion of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction be punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(2) 
Each act shall constitute a separate violation under this section and shall result in a separate fine.
(3) 
Each day any worksite remains in violation of any subsection shall be a separate violation of this section and shall result in a separate fine.
(Ordinance 2006-06-01 adopted 6/6/06; Ordinance 2017-04-03 adopted 4/18/17; Ordinance 2017-05-02 adopted 5/2/17; Ordinance 2018-08-06 adopted 8/21/2018; Ordinance 2025-02-03 adopted 2/4/2025)
Whenever work is being done that is authorized by a permit, and construction debris from that work is not confined to an approved location or container on the property on which the project is located, the building official may order the work stopped.
(Ordinance 2003-02-01, sec. 3.01, adopted 2/6/03)