This chapter shall be enforced by the Lassen County chief building official, and designated staff. The chief building official is also referred to as the building inspector in this code and both terms shall have the same meaning.
(Ord. 2022-03 § 14)
(a) 
The chief building official shall be directly responsible to the director of the department of planning and building services. Responsibilities of the chief building official include, but are not limited, to the following:
(1) 
Enforce applicable provisions of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) and other laws, ordinances, and regulations, with such additions, deletions and modifications as are adopted in this chapter;
(2) 
Review applications for building permits, issue permits, collect fees therefor, make inspections, issue certificates of occupancy and such other functions as are imposed upon the Building Official by the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) either in person or by such assistants, deputies, or employees authorized by the board of supervisors.
(A) 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any uniform code adopted elsewhere in this code by reference, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued prior to receipt of certification by the county fire warden that all applicable requirements of Chapter 9.16 (Fire Hazards) have been met.
(3) 
Such other duties as may be assigned by the board of supervisors, including, but not limited to, the inspection and enforcement of construction standards related to issuance of use permits, variances and other discretionary entitlements pursuant to the Lassen County Code.
(Ord. 2022-03 § 14)