§ 150.17 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

   No certificate of occupancy for any building or structure constructed after the adoption of this subchapter shall be issued unless such building or structure was constructed in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter. It shall be unlawful to occupy any such building or structure unless a full, partial, or temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector.

(Ord. 462, passed 10-4-88) Penalty, see § 150.99

§ 150.18 WORKMANSHIP.

   All work on the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other structures shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner according to accepted standards and practices in the trade.

(Ord. 462, passed 10-4-88) Penalty, see § 150.99

§ 150.19 BUILDINGS IN VIOLATION PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sub-lessee, or occupant, to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure, other than fences, in the town or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this subchapter.

(Ord. 462, passed 10-4-88) Penalty, see § 150.99

§ 150.20 RIGHT OF APPEAL.

   All persons shall have the right to appeal any order of the Building Inspector, first through the Board of Zoning Appeals, and then to the State Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission in accordance with the provisions of IC 22-13-2-7 and IC 4-21.5-3-7.

(Ord. 462, passed 10-4-88)

§ 150.21 REMEDIES.

   The Building Inspector shall in the name of the town bring actions in the county courts for mandatory and injunctive relief in the enforcement of and to secure compliance with any order or orders made by the Building Inspector, and any such action for mandatory or injunctive relief may be joined with an action to recover the penalties provided for in this chapter.

(Ord. 462, passed 10-4-88)

UNSAFE BUILDINGS

§ 150.35 ADOPTION OF UNSAFE BUILDING LAW.

   (A)   Adoption of Unsafe Building Law. The town hereby adopts IC 36-7-9, which establishes the Indiana Unsafe Building Law, and explicitly incorporates by reference the definition of SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY INTEREST found in IC 36-7-9-2.

   (B)   Appointment of department to administer.

      (1)   The Building and Zoning Department shall be the executive department authorized to administer this section and its provisions as the same presently exist, or as may be amended hereafter from time to time.

      (2)   The Hearing Authority shall consist of one citizen member, one elected Town Council member, and one Plan Commission member, who may be either a Town Council member or citizen member, as determined by the Town Council. The term of office for each member of the Hearing Authority shall be annual, from date of appointment to December 31 of said year of appointment. Members may be reappointed each year at the determination of the Town Council.

   (C)   Construction. Any reference to a state statute shall mean the statute as amended from time to time, or any similar statutory provision that may supersede it relating to the same or similar subject matter.

   (D)   Penalty or violation. Violations of this section shall be addressed as established in IC 36-7-9 as it may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 1000, passed 5-1-07; Am. Ord. 1255, passed 3-7-17)

Cross-reference:

   Unsafe Building Department, see §§ 34.55 through 34.57