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§ 151.01 POWER AND AUTHORITY.
   The Building Inspector shall be the city official who shall have the duty of enforcing all building and housing regulations as herein prescribed. He or she shall inspect all buildings repaired, altered, built, or moved in the city as often as necessary to ensure compliance with all city ordinances. He or she shall have the power and authority to order all work stopped on any construction, alteration, or relocation which violates any provisions prescribed herein. He or she shall issue permission to continue any construction, alteration, or relocation when he or she is satisfied that no provision will be violated. If the stop-order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written stop-order within one hour. The written order may be served by any city police officer. In the event that the City Council fails to appoint a Building Inspector, the Director of Public Works shall be the Building Inspector ex officio.
(1973 Code, § 9-101)
§ 151.02 RIGHT OF ENTRY.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to allow the Building Inspector entry into any building or structure where the work of construction, alteration, repair, or relocation is taking place for the purpose of making official inspections at any reasonable hour.
(1973 Code, § 9-102) Penalty, see § 10.99
ADOPTED CODES
§ 151.15 BUILDING CODE; ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
   The International Building Code, most recent edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Building Code of this municipality for establishing the minimum regulations governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures, providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use, and providing for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and for the demolition of such buildings and structures. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section. The Building Code, printed in book or pamphlet form, is hereby incorporated by reference in addition to all amended editions as though printed in full herein insofar as such code does not conflict with the Statutes of the State of Nebraska. One copy of the Building Code is on file at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer and is available for public inspection at any reasonable time. The provisions of the Building Code shall be controlling throughout the city and throughout its zoning jurisdiction.
Statutory reference:
    Authority, see Neb. RS 71-6403
UNSAFE OR SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS
§ 151.30 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this subchapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use of occupancy, location, and maintenance of all residential and commercial buildings and structures within this jurisdiction.
(1973 Code, § 9-601) (Ord. 710, passed 6-7-2001)
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