1375.03 INSPECTION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE.

   (a)    Within fifteen days of the receipt of an occupancy permit application, the Building Commissioner or his assistant shall inspect the premises for the purpose of determining compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this Housing Code. The prospective purchaser of the premises shall have the right to be present at the initial and any follow up inspections.

   (b)    Such inspections, by the Commissioner or his assistant, shall be made between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and the Commissioner or his assistant shall at all times cooperate with the applicant in setting up a date and time for such inspections. The applicant shall be required to notify the purchaser of a residence of such appointment and his right to be present.

   (c)    The Commissioner, or his assistant, must present proper identification to the owner, agent or present occupant of the premises before entering.

   (d)    The applicant shall cooperate with the Commissioner or his assistant for the purpose of making such inspection and failure to cooperate shall constitute a violation of this section.

   (e)    In the event of inability of the inspector to determine the status or condition of any specific item or items due to weather or other conditions, such as snow covered roofs, driveways, patios, etc., such fact shall be noted on the face of the inspection sheet. The inability to determine the status of any such condition shall not constitute a waiver of any existing violation ascertained at a later time under proper conditions.

   (f)   The applicant shall be responsible for the correction of such violations unless the prospective purchaser or tenant agrees in writing to assume and correct any later found violations. Follow-up inspections shall be scheduled not later than six months from the date of the inspection at which the conditions existed that had prohibited a complete inspection and shall be conducted in the manner and with the notice to prospective purchaser set forth in Section 1375.02.

   (g)   All interior violations shall be corrected and re-inspected within ninety (90) days and all exterior violations shall be corrected and re-inspected within one hundred eighty (180) days, whether or not the property is rented, leased, leased-to-own or sold.

(Ord. 2006-071. Passed 4-4-06.)

   (h)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1375.04 of the Codified Ordinances, no occupancy permit shall be issued for said property if the Director of Water Reclamation and/or the Finance Director certify that an outstanding balance for delinquent or current waste water treatment fees is due to the City of Bedford Heights. Said information shall be communicated to the Building Department. All amounts due to the City of Bedford Heights for said delinquent or current waste water treatment bills for the subject structure shall either be paid directly to the City Finance Director by the applicant prior to the closing of the transaction or, if an escrow has been established for said transaction, the full amount due to the City shall be paid from said escrow account to the Finance Director by the person or business entity holding the funds for the transfer of the real property.

   (i)   Any person or entity violating this section shall be subject to the penalties outlined in Section 1375.99.

(Ord. 2012-149. Passed 9-4-12.)