§ 90.06 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE ADOPTED.

   The 1968 edition of the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code, as adopted by the North Carolina Building Code Council and as amended, is hereby adopted by reference as fully as though set forth herein.

(‘58 Code, § 4-3.1)(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)

§ 90.07 AMENDMENTS TO CODES.

   Amendments to the regulatory codes adopted by reference herein, which are from time to time adopted and published by the agencies or organizations referred to herein, shall be effective in the city at the time the amendments are filed with the City Clerk or Building Inspector as provided in § 90.09.

(‘58 Code, §§ 4-3.3, 4-22.2, 4-34.3)(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)

§ 90.08 COMPLIANCE WITH CODES.

   (A)   All buildings or structures which are hereafter constructed, reconstructed, erected, altered, extended, enlarged, repaired, demolished, or moved shall conform to the requirements, minimum standards, and other provisions of either the North Carolina State Building Code, General Construction, Volume I, or the North Carolina Uniform Residential State Building Code, whichever is applicable, or if both are applicable.

   (B)   Every building or structure intended for human habitation, occupancy, or use shall have plumbing, plumbing systems, or plumbing fixtures installed, constructed, altered, extended, repaired, or reconstructed in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements, and other provisions of the North Carolina Plumbing Code (North Carolina State Building Code, Volume II, Plumbing).

   (C)   All mechanical systems consisting of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration systems, fuel burning equipment, and appurtenances shall be installed, erected, altered, repaired, used, and maintained in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements, and other provisions of the North Carolina Heating Code (North Carolina State Building Code, Volume III, Heating).

   (D)   All electrical wiring, installations, and appurtenances shall be erected, altered, repaired, used, and maintained in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements, and other provisions of the North Carolina Electrical Code (North Carolina State Building Code, Volume IV, Electrical).

(‘58 Code, §§ 4-3.2, 4-22.1, 4-34.2)(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22)

Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 90.09 COPIES OF CODES FILED WITH CLERK.

   An official copy of each regulatory code adopted herein, and official copies of all amendments thereto, shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk or Building Inspector. The copies shall be the official copies of the codes and the amendments.

(‘58 Code, §§ 4-3.4, 4-22.3, 4-34.4)(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)

INSPECTION DEPARTMENT

§ 90.15 ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT.

   The Inspection Department of the city shall consist of a Building Inspector, and may also include a Plumbing Inspector, a Heating-Air Conditioning Inspector, an Electrical Inspector, and any other inspectors or deputy or assistant inspectors as may be authorized by the City Council.

(‘58 Code, §§ 4-1, 4-9, 4-35)(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)

§ 90.16 GENERAL DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND INSPECTORS.

   It shall be the duty of the Inspection Department to enforce all of the provisions of this chapter and of the regulatory codes adopted herein, and to make all inspections necessary to determine whether or not the provisions of this chapter and the codes are being met.

(Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)