The BOCA Basic Code, Fifth Edition, 1970, as published by the Building Officials Conference of America, Inc., a copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk, be and it is adopted as the Building Code of the city, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section 15.04.020. It is the intent to adopt the BOCA Basic Building Code, Fifth Edition, 1970, with further amendments, changes and deletions set forth in Section 15.04.020.
(Prior code § 5-1)
The BOCA Basic Building Code, Fifth Edition, 1970, is amended, deleted and added to as follows:
A. 
City of Cranston. Insert "City of Cranston" in all spaces provided for name of municipality.
B. 
Sections 107.1 to 107.7. Delete Sections 107.1 through 107.7, inclusive.
C. 
Section 111.2. Amend this section by adding thereto the following:
Any construction that fails to meet the minimum requirements of this Code when inspected by the building official as set forth in this section or under Section 111.5 of this Code will require the payment of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) by the contractor or builder before said construction project will be reinspected.
D. 
Section 113.3. Amend the second sentence of Section 113.3 to read as follows:
If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by a signed statement of the owner or the qualified person making the application that the proposed work is authorized by the owner in fee and that the applicant is authorized to make such application.
E. 
Section 113.5. Change last sentence of Section 113.5 to read as follows:
The building official may waive the requirement for filing plans or specifications when the work involved is of a minor nature or when the building official may determine in appropriate cases.
F. 
Section 114.1. Action on Application:
The building official shall not issue a building permit to any applicant who is not current in the payment of any taxes or other assessments due to the City on any property owned by the applicant in the city of Cranston.
G. 
Sections 117.0 to 117.2. Delete sections 117.0 through 117.2, inclusive.
H. 
Section 118.2. Section 118.2 is amended to read as follows:
The fee shall be as follows:
(a) 
Schedule of Permit Fees.
Value in Dollars
ADA fee
Permit Fee
Total Fee
0—499
1.00
35.00
36.00
500—550
1.00
38.00
39.00
551—600
1.00
42.00
43.00
601—650
1.00
45.00
46.00
651—700
1.00
49.00
50.00
701—750
1.00
53.00
54.00
751—800
1.00
56.00
57.00
801—850
1.00
60.00
61.00
851—900
1.00
63.00
64.00
900—950
1.00
67.00
68.00
951—1000
1.00
70.00
71.00
1001—1500
2.00
78.00
80.00
1501—2000
2.00
86.00
88.00
2001—2500
3.00
94.00
97.00
2501—3000
3.00
102.00
105.00
3001—3500
4.00
110.00
114.00
3501—4000
4.00
118.00
122.00
4001—4500
5.00
126.00
131.00
4501—5000
5.00
134.00
139.00
5001—5500
6.00
143.00
149.00
5501—6000
6.00
152.00
158.00
6001—6500
7.00
161.00
168.00
6501—7000
7.00
170.00
177.00
7001—7500
8.00
179.00
187.00
7501—8000
8.00
188.00
196.00
8001—8500
9.00
197.00
206.00
8501—9000
9.00
206.00
215.00
9001—9500
10.00
215.00
225.00
9501—10000
10.00
224.00
234.00
10001—10500
11.00
233.00
244.00
10501—11000
11.00
242.00
253.00
11001—11500
12.00
251.00
263.00
11501—12000
12.00
260.00
272.00
12001—12500
13.00
269.00
282.00
12501—13000
13.00
278.00
291.00
13001—13500
14.00
287.00
301.00
13501—14000
14.00
296.00
310.00
14001—14500
15.00
305.00
320.00
14501—15000
15.00
314.00
329.00
15001—15500
16.00
323.00
339.00
15501—16000
16.00
332.00
348.00
16001—16500
17.00
341.00
358.00
16501—17000
17.00
350.00
367.00
17001—17500
18.00
358.00
376.00
17501—18000
18.00
368.00
386.00
18001—18500
19.00
377.00
396.00
18501—19000
19.00
386.00
405.00
19001—19500
20.00
395.00
415.00
19501—20000
20.00
404.00
424.00
20001—20500
21.00
413.00
434.00
20501—21000
21.00
422.00
443.00
21001—21500
22.00
431.00
453.00
21501—22000
22.00
440.00
462.00
22001—22500
23.00
449.00
463.00
22501—23000
23.00
458.00
481.00
23001—24000
24.00
476.00
500.00
24001—25000
25.00
494.00
519.00
25001—26000
26.00
512.00
538.00
26001—27000
27.00
530.00
557.00
27001—28000
28.00
548.00
576.00
28001—29000
29.00
566.00
595.00
29001—30000
30.00
584.00
614.00
30001—31000
31.00
602.00
633.00
31001—32000
32.00
620.00
652.00
32001—33000
33.00
638.00
671.00
33001—34000
34.00
656.00
690.00
34001—35000
35.00
674.00
709.00
35001—36000
36.00
692.00
728.00
36001—37000
37.00
710.00
747.00
37001—38000
38.00
728.00
766.00
38001—39000
39.00
746.00
785.00
39001—40000
40.00
764.00
804.00
40001—41000
41.00
782.00
823.00
41001—42000
42.00
800.00
842.00
42001—43000
43.00
818.00
861.00
43001—44000
44.00
836.00
880.00
44001—45000
45.00
854.00
899.00
45001—46000
45.00
872.00
918.00
46001—47000
47.00
890.00
937.00
47001—48000
48.00
908.00
956.00
48001—49000
49.00
926.00
975.00
49001—50000
50.00
944.00
994.00
For fee values higher than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), round up to the next highest thousand and multiply by 1.9%. Add ADA fee of one dollar per thousand of value for all nonresidential work. Add ADA fee of one dollar per thousand of value for all residential work (maximum charge of fifty dollars ($50.00)).
Demolition permit: Based on demolition value;
Moving permit: One hundred ten dollars ($110.00);
Tent permit (over five hundred (500) sq. ft.): One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) (maximum of sixty (60) days);
Portable (temporary home): Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) (maximum of six months);
Portable storage units: Three hundred dollars ($300.00) per unit (maximum of six months);
Wireless communication sites: Three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) plus construction costs;
School inspection: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00);
Daycare inspection: Fifty dollars ($50.00);
Failed inspection reinspection fee: Fifty dollars ($50.00);
Working without a permit fee: Five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the cost of the regular permit fee;
Zoning certificate: Thirty dollars ($30.00);
Certificate of occupancy (1 + 2 family): Seventy-five dollars ($75.00);
Certificate of occupancy (all others): One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00);
Expired permit renewal fee: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or twenty-five (25) percent of original fee (whichever is higher);
Swimming pools: Based on construction value;
Building board of appeals hearing (l + 2 family): Seventy-five dollars ($75.00);
Building board of appeals hearing (all others under five thousand (5,000) square feet): One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00);
Building board of appeals hearing (all others over five thousand (5,000) square feet): One hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00);
Optional plan review expediting fee: 10% of the building permit fee or a minimum of $50.00 for one and two family dwellings with a minimum of $100.00 for all other buildings.
Fees not otherwise classified: If a fee is not specifically provided for in this section, a reasonable fee shall be set by the director of inspections.
I. 
Section 118.3. Delete Section 118.3.
J. 
Section 118.4. Change Section 118.4 to read as follows.
The fee for a permit for a demolition of a building or structure shall be one hundred ten dollars ($110.00).
K. 
Section 118.6. In Section 118.6 change the word "monthly" to "weekly."
L. 
Sections 119.0 to 119.3. Delete Sections 119.0 through 119.3, inclusive.
M. 
Section 122.3. Delete Section 122.3.
N. 
Section 123.2. Section 123.2 is amended by inserting "twenty" in the spaces provided.
O. 
Section 126.3. Section 126.3 is amended by inserting "twenty-five" in the space provided.
P. 
Sections 127.0 to 127.6. Delete Sections 127.0 through 127.6, inclusive.
Q. 
Table 6. Table 6 is amended as follows:
1.
Change line A, column 4A to read "N.P."
2.
Change line F-1-A, column 4A to read "N.P."
3.
Change line F-1-B, column 4A to read "N.P."
4.
Change line F-1-B, column 4B to read "N.P.".
5.
Change line F-3, column 4A to read "1 St. 20' 2,000."
6.
Change line F-3, column 4B to read "N.P."
7.
Change line F-4, column 4A to read "N.P."
8.
Change line F-4, column 4B to read "N.P."
9.
Change line L-1, column 4A to read "3 St. 40' 3,000."
10.
Change line L-4, column 4B to read "N.P."
11.
Change line L-2, column 4A to read "3 St. 40' 3,000."
12.
Change line L-2, column 4B to read "2 1/2 St. 35' 3,000."
R. 
Sections 301.0 to 301.3. Delete sections 301.0 through 301.3, inclusive.
S. 
Sections 302.0 to 302.6. Delete sections 302.0 through 302.6, inclusive.
T. 
Sections 303.0 to 303.9. Delete sections 303.0 through 303.9, inclusive.
U. 
Sections 304.0 to 304.4. Delete sections 304.0 through 304.4, inclusive.
V. 
Sections 305.0 to 305.2. Delete sections 305.0 through 305.2, inclusive.
W. 
Section 312.72. Add to section 312.72 the following:
A marquee projecting over the lot line shall be allowed only with the permission of the City Council, and the granting of such permission shall be within the discretion of the City Council.
X. 
Sections 313.0 to 313.3. Delete sections 313.0 through 313.3, inclusive.
Y. 
Sections 314.0 to 314.2. Delete sections 314.0 through 314.2, inclusive.
Z. 
Section 315.22. Delete section 315.22.
AA. 
Section 315.3. Delete section 315.3.
BB. 
Section 402.1. Amend section 402.1 to read as follows:
Venting devices to relieve the pressure resulting from explosive air-vapor mixtures shall consist of windows, sky lights, vent flues or releasing roof or wall panels which discharge directly to the open air. The building official or the Bureau of Fire Prevention may require such additional venting as they may deem necessary. The exhaust shall always be in the direction of least exposure and never into the interior of the building.
CC. 
Section 410.17. Delete section 410.17.
DD. 
Section 414.11. In section 414.11 change "four (4) inches" to "six (6) inches."
EE. 
Section 414.13. Delete the last sentence of section 414.13.
FF. 
Section 415.1. Add the following to Section 415.1:
For Group I buildings Type 3 or Type 4 construction shall not be allowed; for Group II buildings Types 3B, 3C, 4A and 4B construction shall not be allowed.
GG. 
Section 416.1. Insert the following in Section 416.1 after the word construction: "except Types 3C, 4A and 4B."
HH. 
Section 417.0. Add the following to section 417.0:
Types 3C, 4A and 4B construction shall not be allowed.
II. 
Section 418.13. Amend section 418.13 to read as follows:
No theater with stage, fly gallery and rigging loft shall be permitted except in a building of fireproof construction.
JJ. 
Section 418.32. In section 418.32 delete all after the word "except."
KK. 
Article 6. Add the following to chapter 6:
All new dwellings shall be constructed to provide a means of ingress and egress from a basement directly to the outside by means of a door opening or a bulkhead with steps.
LL. 
Section 711.1. In section 711.1 change "twenty (20) pounds" to "thirty (30) pounds" and change "thirty (30) pounds" to "forty (40) pounds."
MM. 
Sections 1308.21 and 1308.22. In sections 1308.21 and 1308.22 insert the word "four" in the spaces provided.
NN. 
Sections 1408.0 to 1408.3. Delete sections 1408.0 through 1408.3, inclusive. Article 17.
A. 
Schedule of Capital Facilities Development Impact Fees.
1. 
Application. For all new residential, commercial and industrial construction, not requiring subdivision approval, after the effective date of this section, the owner is required to pay a capital facilities development impact fee, (hereafter called "the fee") in accordance with the following schedule:
Service Areas
Fee
Eastern Cranston
$593.46 per residential dwelling unit
Western Cranston
$1,389.50 per residential dwelling unit
2. 
Service Areas. Service area boundaries are defined as follows:
a. 
Eastern Cranston. The entire city excluding land area located within census tracts 145 and 146.
b. 
Western Cranston. That land area of the city located within census tracts 145 and 146.
3. 
Assessment. The fee shall be assessed by the building inspector and paid in full as part of the permit application process. In special cases, the building inspector may at his or her discretion allow an applicant to pay fifty (50) percent of the fee at the building permit application stage, requiring the remainder to be paid at any time prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In such cases the dollar amount of the impact fee yet to be paid shall constitute a lien on the property should the owner choose to sell said property prior to receiving an occupancy permit. In no case shall a certificate of occupancy be issued until the impact fee for the property is paid in full.
4. 
Distribution of Proceeds. Revenue from the impact fee assessments shall be placed in the accounts designated of this section:
a. 
Recreation trust fund;
b. 
Police trust fund;
c. 
Library trust fund; (This fund shall be used for capital improvements at the Oaklawn, Knightsville and Central Libraries, and any other public libraries in census tracts 145 and 146.)
d. 
Roadway trust fund.
5. 
Apportionment of Proceeds. The formula for apportioning the impact fee proceeds to the four funds shall be dependent upon the service area in which the property being built upon is located. The fee collected and its apportionment shall conform to one of the two following subparagraphs:
a. For developments in eastern Cranston:
Recreation
$422.34 per residential dwelling unit
Police
$171.12 per residential dwelling unit
Total
$593.46 per residential dwelling unit
b. For developments in western Cranston:
Recreation
$422.34 per residential dwelling unit
Police
$171.12 per residential dwelling unit
Library
$181.21 per residential dwelling unit
Roadways
$614.83 per residential dwelling unit
Total
$1,389.50 per residential dwelling unit
6. 
Expenditures. Expenditures from funds identified in subsections (A)(4)(a) through (d) of this section shall be made by the city council through the capital improvement program to fund capital improvements of major capital facilities necessitated by residential growth.
7. 
Annual Review. The building inspector shall annually review the fee schedule established herein and shall report to the city council, at its first meeting of each fiscal year, the results of such review including any recommended revisions of said schedule based on changes in construction or other capital cost indexes, and/or changes in zoning. The building inspector shall also consider changes and/or amendments in the fee formulation and assessments, including the establishment of new trust funds for the purpose of collecting capital development impact fees for major capital facilities not currently anticipated.
B. 
Schedule of Water Connection Fees.
1. 
Application. For all new residential, commercial and industrial construction and for existing development serviced by wells located in the western Cranston water district, except for parcels that have already paid a water impact fee, after the effective date of this section, the owner is required to pay a city of Cranston water connection fee, (hereafter called "the water fee") in accordance with the following schedule:
Water fees for developments in western Cranston water district:
For residential developments
$3,071 per residential dwelling unit
For commercial and/or industrial developments
$6,003 per commercial or industrial acre that is developed
2. 
Service Areas. Service area boundaries for the Western Cranston Water District are as shown on a map entitled "West Cranston Water District Map" dated October, 2008, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." Generally, the area includes land bordered on the east by Interstate Route 295, to the north by the town of Johnston, to the west by the town of Scituate and to the south by the towns of West Warwick and Coventry, also including an area to the east of Interstate Route 295 as delineated on the referenced Western Cranston water district map. The west Cranston water district map shall be incorporated into this ordinance by reference and made part thereof.
Excepting therefrom that portion of the hereinabove described premises serviced by the Kent County water authority.
3. 
Assessment. For new development, the water fee shall be assessed by the building inspector and paid in full as part of the permit application process. For existing development serviced by wells, the water fee shall be assessed by the building inspector and paid in full as part of the permits application process when the dwelling is connected to the public water system. In special cases, the building inspector may at his or her discretion allow an applicant to pay fifty (50) percent of the water fee at the building permit application stage, requiring the remainder to be paid at any time prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In such cases the dollar amount of the water fee yet to be paid shall constitute a lien on the property should the owner choose to sell said property prior to receiving an occupancy permit. In no case shall a certificate of occupancy be issued until the impact fee for the property is paid in full.
4. 
Distribution of Proceeds. Revenue from the water fee assessments shall be placed in the water trust fund account.
5. 
Expenditures. Expenditures from funds identified in subsection (B)(4) of this section will be paid to the providence water supply board in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain agreement attached to and incorporated into Ordinance No. 96-53 passed by the Cranston city council on October 28, 1996 as amended, to be used by the Providence water supply board for the purpose of expansion of the water system necessitated by residential, commercial and industrial growth in the western Cranston water district.
6. 
Refunds. There shall be no refund of fees paid by developments located in the western Cranston water district as it existed prior to the adoption of this amendment.
7. 
Periodic Review. The city of Cranston in conjunction with the water supply board shall periodically review, as needed, the water fee schedule established herein and shall report to the city council the results of such review including any recommended revisions of said schedule based on changes in construction or other capital cost indexes, and/or changes in zoning.
(Prior code § 5-2; Ord. 02-1 § 1; Ord. 03-50 § 1; Ord. 2008-46, § 1, 11/24/2008; Ord. 2016-5, § 1, 2/22/2016)
Article 12 of the BOCA Basic Building Code, Fifth Edition, 1970, is amended by adding thereto the following new sections:
Section 1221.0. Automatic fire early warning systems in residential one-, two- and three-family dwellings.
Every building or structure for one-, two- or three-family dwellings for which a permit was issued on or after the adoption of this ordinance shall be subject to the provisions of this section. Buildings or structures which are altered or repaired after the adoption of this ordinance shall also be subject to this provision, providing such alteration or repair exceeds seventy-five percent of assessed valuation.
Section 1221.1. Smoke Detectors.
Approved single or multiple station smoke detectors shall be located within each residential unit to comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Minimum number of detectors. No less than one approved smoke detector shall be provided on the highest habitable level and on each floor, story or level below, including basements or cellars.
(b)
For any floor level or story exceeding one thousand two hundred square feet in area, one approved smoke detector shall be provided for each one thousand two hundred square feet or portion thereof.
Section 1221.2. Location of detectors.
(a)
One approved smoke detector shall be located outside of each separate sleeping area, in accordance with the definition of "separate sleeping area" of NFiPA 74 (1974).
(b)
One approved smoke detector shall be located at the bottom of each stairway which has a door at the top.
(c)
No smoke detector shall be located in or within a kitchen or cooking area.
(d)
Detectors shall be ceiling mounted.
Section 1221.3. Installation.
The system shall be wired in conformance with the National Electrical Code (1971) and installation shall be in accordance with NFiPA 74 (1974). Power shall be supplied from a permanently wired connection directly to an a.c. primary source of power. Power for a.c. powered detectors shall be taken from a branch circuit serving a habitable area, with no more than one required smoke detector on the same branch circuit; and the power source for the detectors shall be on the supply side, ahead of any switches. All required smoke detectors shall be provided with a visible power-on indication. All required smoke detectors shall be interconnected so that when one actuates, all will sound to meet the requirements of NFiPA 74 (1974) Section 2-2.3.
Section 1221.4. Approved devices.
(a)
Single station and multiple station smoke detection devices:
 
Smoke detectors of single station and multiple station types shall be tested or approved by either U.L. or F.M.
Section 1221.5. Maintenance and testing.
(a)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to maintain the system properly.
Section 1221.6. Enforcement.
This ordinance shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention and the department of inspections.
(Prior code § 5-2.1)
The bond required by Article XIV, Section 1407 of the State Building Code relating to bonds for the erection of signs shall be in the amounts of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for personal injury and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) property damage, or a single limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).
(Prior code § 5-3.1)
All excavation work on any premises within the city, whether carried on by the owner, a contractor or an employee, shall be done in conformity with the requirements of "Industrial Safety Code No. 14, Safety Code Construction Industry Part II Excavation Work, Effective November 30, 1963," three copies of which are on file in the office of the city clerk. The building inspector may revoke any outstanding permits for failure to comply with this section.
(Prior code § 5-4)
Buildings and structures belonging to the United States or to the state are exempted from the operations of this chapter, and nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the construction, maintaining or repair of any structure owned by the city of Providence and actually used for supplying water by such city.
(Prior code § 5-5)
No public building or facility, including school buildings or ice skating rinks erected, rehabilitated, or operated in the city of Cranston shall use any insulation product in an application unless that application has been tested and is listed by a nationally recognized testing organization.
(Ord. 06-63 § 1)
Every person desiring to move a building shall make application to the inspector, stating the length, width and height thereof, materials of exterior walls and roof, the place from and to which and the route by which it is carried and the time required for moving the same, and shall sign an agreement to make such building conform to the requirements of law for a new building in the new location. The inspector shall thereupon have such building examined, and if found not liable to endanger adjoining property, or to endanger or unduly incommode the public, shall, whenever the building is to be removed on or across any accepted street or highway, issue subject to the prior approval of the director of public works and the committee on public works of the city council a permit for removal.
If such building is to be moved upon or across only such as are unaccepted streets or highways, the inspector may issue such permit, subject to the approval of the commissioner.
If the building is not to be moved upon or across any street or highway whatever, the inspector may issue such permit in his or her sole discretion.
Relative to any such removal no electric light, trolley, telephone or telegraph wires or poles shall be removed, moved or disturbed without the written consent of the owners thereof, and no trees or shrub shall be cut or disturbed except by written consent of the tree warden of the city, and of owners and tenants of the premises abutting on the part of such streets or highways in which such tree or shrub stands.
Whenever and so long as any building or section of a building shall remain in or upon any street or highway, the person removing the same or the owner thereof shall by night keep a good and sufficient red light or lights at each end of such building and a suitable watch about the same.
No person shall move a building upon any premises or into or through any street or highway in the city without being licensed for such business. A license for not exceeding three years from the day thereof may be issued by the inspector to any suitable person filing in his or her office an application therefor, accompanied by a bond to the city and filed in the office of the city treasurer, in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), with surety satisfactory to the inspector, and conditioned to comply with all legal requirements and restrictions relative to the moving of buildings; and to pay any damages suffered by any person or persons by reason of any negligence of the licensee, his or her servants or agents in or about the moving of buildings in the city, and to indemnify and save the city harmless from all loss and damage by reason of any such negligence in moving buildings through, over or on any public street or highway in the city, and any liability of the city therefor relative to maintaining its public highways in condition safe and convenient for travelers with their teams, carts and carriages. Such license may be revoked at any time by the inspector for any violation of this chapter or any of the conditions of such bond. Any person aggrieved by the action of any such committee of the city council in granting or refusing to grant any license or permit shall have the right within two days after the taking of such action to file with the city clerk an appeal to the city council, which, after hearing, may affirm or reverse such action of such committee.
(Prior code § 5-6)
A. 
No person shall hereafter erect, alter or enlarge any building or structure, or part thereof, for a public garage, in this city, or use or permit to be used, for a public garage, or part thereof, any building or structure in this city which is not now used as a public garage, unless a permit thereof shall be obtained from the building inspector of the city, and definite location thereof shall be first approved by such building inspector. In granting such permits, the building inspector may, from time to time, impose such conditions as he or she may deem best to preserve the safety and physical comfort of the portion of the public residing or being about or near the location thereof, or of the public generally. Such conditions shall be printed or written upon the permit. The building inspector shall have the power to revoke or suspend such permit, if he or she finds that the provisions of the application to build as granted, the limitations or conditions of the permit or any legal regulations governing such garages or the equipment, operation or maintenance thereof have not been fully observed or complied with. In case of such revocation, the building or structure or any part thereof, shall no longer be used as a public garage, and in case of such suspensions, the same shall not be used as aforesaid during the time of such suspension.
B. 
Every application for the use, erection, addition to or alteration of any building for a stable or barn other than in a farming district as defined by the zoning ordinance, or for a gasoline or other motor fuel filling station or public garage shall be filed in the office of the building inspector. No application shall be granted by the building inspector unless he or she shall determine that the granting of such application will not be injurious to the health, safety or physical comfort of that portion of the public residing or being near such location, or the public generally. Should the building inspector grant such application he or she shall designate the definite location of such building and may impose such conditions as it may deem best to preserve the health, safety and physical comfort of the portion of the public residing or being about or near such location or the public generally. The building inspector may impose such other conditions as he or she deems necessary to make the building safe for the purposes for which they are to be used or to prevent fire hazards.
C. 
Any person aggrieved by the action of the building inspector in granting or refusing to grant or revoking any license or permit shall have the right within two days after the taking of such action, to file with the city clerk an appeal to the committee of public works, which after hearing, may affirm or reverse such action of the building inspector.
D. 
Upon the taking of an appeal from a decision of the building inspector there shall be deposited in the office of the building inspector the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), this sum to cover the expenses of advertising such appeal.
(Prior code § 5-7)
A. 
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall erect, enlarge or alter any building or other structure or part thereof without previously obtaining a valid building permit issued by the building inspector, upon conviction thereof shall each be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such offense, and each day such violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. The subsequent issuance of a valid building permit by the building inspector shall not relieve the violator or violators from any penalties imposed by this section.
B. 
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall use or occupy any building or other structure or part thereof or any owner or owners of any land, building, premises or part thereof, who shall allow or permit the use or occupancy of any building or other structure or part thereof owned by them without previously obtaining a valid certificate of occupancy issued by the building inspector, upon conviction thereof shall each be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such offense, and each day such violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. The subsequent issuance of a valid certificate of occupancy by the building inspector shall not relieve the violator or violators from any penalties imposed by this section.
C. 
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity violating any provision of this chapter wherein no penalty is herein otherwise prescribed, upon conviction thereof shall each be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such offense, and each day such violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Prior code § 5-8)
All complaints made to the department of inspections concerning any alleged violations of the building code or of the minimum housing code of the city whether written, verbal, photographed, recorded on film, or anonymous shall be considered and investigated by said department.
The inspector of buildings shall properly file such complaints and retain an accurate account of their final disposition.
(Prior code § 5-9; Ord. 2020-35, 10/26/2020)
All plans for construction, enlargement, alterations, removal, demolition or change of use or occupancy of all buildings other than single or two family dwellings shall be reviewed by the bureau of fire prevention for compliance with all city and state fire codes, rules and regulations, and no building permit shall be issued for such construction, enlargement, alterations, removal, demolition, or change of use or occupancy until approved for such compliance by the bureau of fire prevention.
No building hereafter erected, other than single or two family dwellings, shall be used or occupied in whole or in part until a certificate of use and occupancy shall have been issued by the chief of the bureau of fire prevention.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement or specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than two hundred dollars($200.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one year or both. Each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(Prior code § 5-10)
In order to comply with the regulations set forth in Title 17 of the code, entitled "Zoning" the building inspector may use as a reference in determining the suitability or adequacy of flood-proofing methods the publication entitled "Flood-Proofing Regulations, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C., June 1972."
(Prior code § 5-11)
Upon issuance of a building permit, the recipient shall have a reasonable time thereafter to complete the proposed structure, but in case said time shall exceed a period of two years, the building inspector may, at his or her discretion, extend said time limit for good cause.
(Prior code § 5-12)
A. 
A building permit shall be required for any scaffolding stanchions and/or other similar structures to be erected in the city. Upon issuance of the permit, the recipient shall have a reasonable time thereafter to complete the proposed renovations and/or repairs, not to exceed three months. However, the building inspector may approve one additional three month renewal where deemed appropriate and necessary by the building inspector. This does not apply to new constructions.
B. 
The fee for said permit shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00), and ten dollars ($10.00) for renewal.
C. 
A fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per week shall be imposed by the building inspector, for each week said scaffolding stanchions and/or other similar structures remain in place after the expiration of the building permit. Any said fines not paid within thirty (30) days shall be recorded as a lien in the recorder of deeds office.
(Ord. 2019-9, § 1, 3/25/2019)
At the time of issuance of a building permit, the building inspector shall require the owner of the property to post surety in the amount of three thousand dollars($3,000.00). Said surety shall be in the form of a bond, treasurer's or cashier's check and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as a certificate of occupancy is issued by the building inspector. Said surety shall be posted to assure that all improvements: i.e. curbing, sidewalks, driveway aprons, drains, sewers, erosion control measures, street cleaning and sweeping, debris removal, on site landscaping and drainage etc. are properly installed and have not been damaged during construction of said structure. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the building inspector shall inspect the property in question to determine if all construction meets with the building code of the city. At the discretion of the building inspector, he or she may request such other city departments to assist in the inspection to assure that all regulations and requirements of the city have been met.
Where the enforcement of this section would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the building inspector, with the approval of the director of public works, may in a specific case make reasonable exceptions.
(Prior code § 5-13)