1391.10 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 Building Maintenance Code. The owner or prospective purchaser or tenant 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 9:30 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 or tenant 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 items due to weather or other conditions, such as snow covered roofs, parking areas, 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.

   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 or tenant set forth in this section.

(Ord. 2006-195. Passed 10-3-06.)