13-196-033 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures – Critical examinations.

   (a)    The owner of every building 80 feet or more in height above grade shall, at intervals designated in rules and regulations:

      (1)   arrange for periodic critical examinations of the building; and

      (2)   submit the critical examination report to the commissioner.

   (b)   The initial critical examination report shall be submitted for all buildings constructed prior to January 1, 1950, by December 1, 2003, and on all buildings constructed on or after January 1, 1950, by December 1,2004. The initial critical examination report for buildings constructed after the effective date of this 2007 amendatory ordinance shall be submitted as designated in the rules and regulation.

   (c)   Following the initial critical examination, the building shall be subsequently critically examined, and the critical examination report submitted, at the intervals designated in the rules and regulations. Any building which cannot be categorized according to the information contained in a previously submitted critical examination report shall be required to supplement the report with a certification by a professional as to which category the building belongs.

   (d)   The owner shall perform the necessary repairs and remedial work set forth in the critical examination report. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any owner to make any repairs or perform any remedial work without the proper permits.

(Added Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1, repealed former § 13-196-033, which pertained to reports required for maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures.

13-196-034 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures – Ongoing inspection and repair program.

   (a)   The owner of every building 80 feet or more in height above grade shall, at intervals designated in rules and regulations:

      (1)   establish an ongoing inspection and repair program for the years intervening the critical examinations of the building; and

      (2)   submit the ongoing inspection and repair program report to the commissioner.

   (b)   The owner shall perform the necessary repairs and remedial work set forth in the ongoing inspection and repair report. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any owner to make any repairs or perform any remedial work without the proper permits.

(Added Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1, repealed former § 13-196-034, which pertained to critical examination programs related to maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures.

13-196-035 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures – Reporting.

   (a)   For every ongoing inspection and repair report, and for every critical examination report, the owner shall submit the report, accompanied by a filing fee, to the building commissioner.

   (b)   The commissioner shall make a determination whether a report submitted by the owner is acceptable or not acceptable. A report shall not be considered filed until the building commissioner makes a determination that the report is acceptable.

   (c)   For any report determined to be not acceptable, the owner shall: (1) submit a new report that addresses the deficiencies noted in the original report; and (2) pay a fee for reviewing the new report.

   (d)   The commissioner may, in rules and regulations, establish the amount of any fee and appropriate timeframes for the submission of any report, required by this section.

(Added Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1, repealed former § 13-196-035, which pertained to ongoing inspection and repair programs related to maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures.

13-196-036 Maintenance of exterior walls – Retention of records at the building.

   It shall be the duty of the owner to retain at the building for which the reports were prepared a copy of: (1) the most recent critical examination report; and (2) any ongoing inspection and repair reports prepared after the most recent critical examination report.

(Added Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15852, § 1, repealed former § 13-196-036, which pertained to unsafe exterior walls and enclosures, and former § 13-196-036.5, which pertained to reports to the commissioner related to maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures.