There is created the office of building official, a subdivision of the community services department. The mayor shall appoint a duly qualified person to the office of building official. The building official is an executive officer. He shall have such job qualifications as the mayor shall designate. The duties of the building official shall include: issuing building permits, monitoring and enforcing compliance with NBMC Title 15 as it relates to buildings and construction, monitoring and enforcing compliance with NBMC Title 18 as it relates to zoning restrictions, advising the mayor and council as to new developments in construction standards, enforcement and recommending improvements to the city's standards and enforcement procedures, supervision of building inspectors and permit coordinators, and such other duties as may from time to time be delegated to the building inspector by the mayor.
(Ord. 638 §§ 2, 3, 4, 1984; Ord. 988 § 2 (part), 1996; Ord. 1365 § 2, 2009)
The building official shall maintain in his office all building permits issued, applications for building permits, nonconforming uses in the city, and certificates of occupancy issued by him, which shall be open to the public for inspection. The building permits, certificates of occupancy, and applications for building permits shall be issued as provided for in Chapter 15.04 NBMC, Building Code, including amendments thereto. The building official shall keep a record of each and every identifiable complaint of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and NBMC Title 18, the action taken consequent to any such complaint, which records shall be open to the public for inspection, unless exempted from disclosure by law.
(Ord. 336 § 6.02, 1970; Ord. 988 § 2 (part), 1996)