(a) Office established.
(1) The office of building official/code enforcer is hereby created and
the executive official in charge shall be known as the building official/code
enforcer.
(2) The building official/code enforcer shall be appointed by the city
administrator-secretary.
(3) During temporary absence or disability of the building official/code
enforcer the appointing authority shall designate an acting building
official/code enforcer.
(b) Qualifications.
He shall be in good health, 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.
(2) Inspections required under the provisions of the building code shall
be made by the building official/code enforcer or his duly appointed
assistant. The building official/code enforcer 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.
(3) The building official/code enforcer shall keep comprehensive records
of applications, of permits issued, of certificates issued, of inspections
made, of reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued.
(4) All such records shall be open to public inspection for good and
sufficient reasons at the stated office hours, but shall not be removed
from the office of the building official/code enforcer without his
written consent.
(5) The building official/code enforcer shall make written reports to
the city administrator-secretary once each month, or more often if
requested, including statements of permits and certificates issued
and orders promulgated.
(Ordinance 552, secs. 2, 3, adopted 7/5/1967; Ordinance adopting 1994 Code; 1994 Code, secs. 3.201—3.203; Ordinance
adopting 2024 Code)
(a) Building permits.
Fees for building permits shall be
in the amount established by the city.
(b) Plumbing inspections.
Fees for plumbing inspections
shall be in the amount established by the city.
(c) Gas inspections.
Fees for gas inspections shall be in
the amount established by the city.
(d) Electrical inspections.
Fees for electrical inspections
shall be in the amount established by the city.
(Ordinance adopting 1994 Code; 1994
Code, secs. 3.601—3.604; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)