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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, whenever the Department of Buildings conducts a subsequent inspection following an initial inspection of a building to verify code compliance, compliance with approved permits or approved permit plans or license compliance, the Commissioner of Buildings is authorized to assess a reinspection fee of $100.00 against the building's owner, agent, general contractor or subcontractor identified on a permit application, lessee or occupant, except where the subsequent inspection is necessary due to an error made by the City. The Commissioner of Buildings is further authorized to assess a reinspection fee based on the costs to the department for such inspection, including actual and related costs incurred per inspection against the building's owner, agent, general contractor or subcontractor identified on a permit application, lessee or occupant for any reinspection that occurs outside of department business hours as promulgated by rule.
(b) The reinspection fee shall also be assessed whenever (i) any scheduled inspection cannot take place due to the absence of the building's owner, agent, general contractor or subcontractor identified on a permit application, lessee or occupant or any other action or inaction by the building's owner, agent, general contractor or subcontractor identified on a permit application, lessee or occupant; or (ii) a scheduled inspection was canceled less than twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled inspection; or (iii) a scheduled inspection took place but the work to be inspected was not complete or ready for inspection; or (iv) a scheduled inspection occurred but the work was contrary to the permit or approved plans or was contrary to code. In the event that a reinspection occurs as the result of an event enumerated in (i) through (iv) above then the Commissioner may, at the Commissioner's sole discretion, require that the reinspection occur outside of the department's business hours as promulgated by rule and is further authorized to assess a reinspection fee based on the costs to the department for such inspection, including actual and related costs incurred per inspection against the building's owner, agent, lessee or occupant for any reinspection that occurs outside of department business as promulgated by rule.
The reinspection fee shall be paid to the Comptroller.
(Added Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 7.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39833, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39840, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-09, p. 72419, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. I, § 4)