(A) Appointment of Building Official. The Town Council shall appoint the Town Building Official by town resolution duly adopted for said purpose, specifying therein, or by contract between the town and the service provider in reference thereto, the name and address of the appointee, the commencement and duration of said appointment, the terms and provisions governing the rendition of services to the town, and the rates, fees and charges for compensation for such services to be rendered pursuant thereto. The appointee designated as the service provider for Building Official services may be a natural person, a corporation, any commonly used form of business entity, or any combination thereof. A service provider that maintains its own business organization may utilize its qualified employees, acting under its direct supervision and control, to assist in providing such services to the town. The Building Official may be the same person as the Mobile Home Inspector.
(B) Duties of the Building Official.
(1) The Building Official shall administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter and other related provisions of this code.
(2) The duties of the Building Official shall include receiving applications for building permits, assisting applicants in the procedures for so applying, reviewing building and construction plans for all disciplines of construction, inspecting any building, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, or structural systems for which an application has been received for a permit to enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or install any building in the town, including mobile home exteriors, or change the occupancy thereof, authorizing the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy, and performing, directing and supervising all other administrative duties of the office of the town’s Building Official related thereto. In the absence of a specific appointment to the office by town resolution, the Building Official shall also serve, ex officio, as the town’s Zoning Official.
(3) The Building Official shall be responsible for interpretation of the applicable building codes, inspecting the premises and work done under the permits issued, and shall either approve or disapprove the work so done.
(4) The Building Official will be responsible for any building inspectors or other subordinate employees that may be required from time to time.
(C) Appointment of Mobile Home Inspector. The Building Official shall designate a Mobile Home Inspector who shall be duly qualified to perform onsite inspections of mobile homes including but not limited to structural adequacy, and interior plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems. The Mobile Home Inspector may be the same person as the Building Official or the Building Official's designee.
(D) Duties of the Mobile Home Inspector.
(1) The Mobile Home Inspector shall generally be responsible for all matters involving interior work on mobile homes, which is not subject to the Florida Building Code, but which is subject to the requirements of the then current edition of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, and shall also administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter and other related provisions of this code applicable to such matters.
(2) The duties of the Mobile Home Inspector shall include receiving applications for permits, assisting applicants in the procedures for so applying, reviewing plans for all disciplines of construction, inspecting any electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, or structural systems for which an application has been received for a permit to perform work in mobile home interiors, authorizing the issuance of permits and certificates of occupancy or completion, and performing, directing and supervising all other administrative duties of the office of the town's Mobile Home Inspector related thereto.
(3) The Mobile Home Inspector shall be responsible for interpretation of the codes applicable to mobile home interior work, inspecting the work done under the permits issued, and shall either approve or disapprove the work so done.
(4) The Mobile Home Inspector will be responsible for any subordinate inspectors or employees that may be required from time to time.
(E) Appeal of decisions by aggrieved persons. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Building Official or the Mobile Home Inspector may have such decision reviewed by the Board of Adjustment of the town, pursuant to the procedure for same so made and provided. Such appeal shall be scheduled for hearing at the next regular Town Council meeting, provided that notice of the proposed appeal is given to the Town Clerk at least ten days prior to such meeting.
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991; Ord. 4-03, passed 11-26-2003; Ord. 01-2020, passed 5-28-2020)