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The building official is directed to make or oversee the inspections provided for in the Chicago Construction Codes. The building official is authorized to require that an inspection under the building official’s jurisdiction and required by the Chicago Construction Codes be undertaken pursuant to the mandate of, rather than by, the building official. The building official may authorize such mandated inspections if, as a result of such inspections, documents are made available to the building official that enable the building official to conclude that the inspection has satisfactorily served its purpose.
The building official is authorized and directed to investigate complaints made to the City and referred to the Department of Buildings which the building official deems to be both reasonable and within the jurisdiction of the Department of Buildings. The building official must prioritize investigations based upon considerations of public health and safety.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-24-19, p. 3646, § 10)
The building official is authorized and directed to issue any permits or grant any approvals relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition, or relocation of buildings or other structures, including permits and approvals on behalf of any other department or office of the City, including the Department of Buildings, Department of Water Management, Department of Transportation, Department of Streets and Sanitation, Department of Planning and Development, Department of Housing, Department of Public Health, Department of Finance, the Fire Department, and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, and in such cases any reference in the Municipal Code to such other departments or offices, or the officials in charge of those departments or offices, may be considered a reference to the building official and the Department of Buildings.
Exception: Approvals granted by the Zoning Administrator and governed by Section 17-14-0202-O of the Municipal Code.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-24-19, p. 3646, § 10)
The building official is authorized and directed to exercise the rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities transferred from other departments and officials as provided in Sections 14A-1-104.10.1 through 14A-1-104.10.2.
The building official and the Department of Buildings assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the former Department of Construction and Permits and former Executive Director of the Department of Construction and Permits. All personnel, books, records, property, and funds relating to the former Department are transferred to the Department of Buildings. The building official succeeds to the rights and duties of the former Executive Director under existing contracts, grant or loan agreements or programs, or other agreements or ordinances. All rules or regulations issued by the former Executive Director in effect as of January 1, 2007, will remain in effect until amended or repealed by the building official.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-24-19, p. 3646, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. I, § 1)
The building official and the Department of Buildings assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the former Commissioner and Department of the Environment related to flood control, including:
1. All personnel, books, records, property, and funds related to flood control.
2. The administration of any federal, state, local, or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement, related to flood control.
3. The rights and duties under existing contracts, appropriations, grant agreements, redevelopment agreements, leases, indentures, or other agreements or ordinances related to flood control.
All rules or regulations issued by the former Commissioner of the Environment relating to flood control, in effect as of January 1, 2012, will remain in effect until amended or repealed by the building official.
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