(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the city, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) Upon notice from the Building Inspector that work on any residential building or structure is being executed contrary to the provisions of this code or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, such work shall be immediately stopped.
(2) The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner’s authorized agent or to the person performing the work and shall state the conditions under which work will be permitted to resume. (IRC 2021 Section R114)
(C) Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by this ordinance. (IRC 2021 Section R114)
(D) The issuance of a stop work order will require the owner of the property involved or the owner’s authorized agent to apply for a building permit from the Building Inspector. The fee for the issuance of the building permit following the stop work order will be double the fee as set in the fee schedule for the work being done.
(E) Any contractor who performs work without a permit when a permit is required will be issued a stop work order under the process described above.
(1) Upon the issuance of a second stop work order to the same contractor within a year from the first, the business license for the contractor will be suspended for one year.
(2) The issuance of a third stop work order will cause that contractor’s business license to be suspended indefinitely.
(F) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted, and upon first conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by fine of not more than $300. Upon second and subsequent conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by fine of not more than $500.
(Prior Code, § 15.02.110) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 101, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 106, passed 7-6-2004; Ord. 108, passed 2-22-2005; Ord. 2021-16, passed 12-20-2021; Ord. 2022-3, passed 9-6-2022)