(a) 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty is set forth shall be subject to the penalty set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(b) 
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of article 3.04, being the electrical code of the city, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $2,000.00 together with the costs of such prosecution. Each day during which a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(c) 
Any person who shall willfully refuse or fail to leave a building which has been ordered vacated or who shall enter an area around such building that has been declared to be dangerous and notice of which declaration shall have been posted, and any person who shall interfere with or hinder the vacation, repair, or demolition of any building under the terms of article 3.12 of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $2,000.00, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $2,000.00, and each and every day’s violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In case the owner or occupant of any substandard building or structure ordered vacated, repaired or demolished under the terms of this section shall be a corporation and shall violate any provision of article 3.12, the president, vice-president, and treasurer of such corporation, or any manager, agent, or employee of such corporation, shall also be severally liable for the penalties therein provided.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.999)
(a) 
Conflicts with existing ordinances.
Any matters in the codes adopted in this chapter, chapter 5 (fire code and life safety code), or article 13.05 (private sewage disposal code) that are contrary to existing ordinances of the city shall prevail, and any part or all of an existing ordinance in conflict with those codes is hereby repealed in that respect only.
(b) 
References to officials.
Within such codes, when reference is made to the duties of a certain official named therein, that designated official of the city who has duties corresponding to those of the named officials in that code shall be deemed to be the responsible official insofar as enforcing the provisions of that code are concerned.
(c) 
Availability of copies.
One copy of each code incorporated and adopted by reference shall be kept of record in the office of the city’s code compliance official.
(1999 Code, secs. 150.003, 150.004, 150.006)
Every person doing construction, alteration, removal and maintenance of buildings and structures in the city shall deliver to the city a certificate of insurance with a company registered to do business in the state, in the minimum amount of $300,000 general aggregate, $300,000 products liability, $300,000 personal injury, and $300,000 each occurrence.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.001)
(a) 
No permit as required by any code or appendix adopted by this chapter shall be issued until the fee(s) prescribed in this chapter shall have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building or structure shall have been paid.
(b) 
Before beginning any construction, demolition, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or other work subject to this chapter in the city, the property owner or his agent shall first request and be issued the permit(s) required by this chapter and all codes and appendices adopted by reference.
(c) 
The charge for a late permit of any classification shall be double the fee set.
(d) 
The fees established in this chapter will be verified at the time of final inspection, and if insufficient payment has been made, the final orders for connection of city services may be withheld until payment of any additional charges is made.
(e) 
Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any bona fide homeowner from personally installing electrical conductors or equipment within a residence owned and occupied by him. The work shall be performed by the owner only, and no person shall be employed to assist him in any way on such work. No homeowner permit may be used by another person or on property to be sold or rented. Finally, the homeowner shall:
(1) 
File with the code compliance official an affidavit that the location of the work is his homestead.
(2) 
Obtain approval from the code compliance official of the plans and specifications of the work to be done.
(3) 
Satisfy the code compliance official as to the ability to do the work.
(4) 
Pay the required fees.
(5) 
Apply for an inspection and receive a certificate of inspection.
(f) 
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a homeowner from installing or altering plumbing in his single-family residence, provided the homeowner does the work himself, the residence is owned and occupied by the person as his home, and the plumbing work does not include gas piping. All such plumbing work shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
(Ordinance 589, sec. 1, adopted 11/21/05)
The fee schedule for activities as required in this chapter shall be set forth in section B3.01.005 of the city code compliance fee schedule in appendix B of this code. This fee schedule is in addition to any other fees specifically set forth in this chapter.
(Ordinance 671 adopted 6/24/19)