A. Stop Work Order: Any City official charged with responsibility for administering this Code shall have the power to issue a stop work order, either orally or in writing, directing that the following prohibited activities cease and desist immediately, provided that if the stop work order is oral, it shall be followed within twenty four (24) hours by a written stop work order:
1. Any construction, alteration, installation, repair or demolition of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof which is being done or has been done without any permit required by this Code; or
2. Any construction, alteration, installation, repair or demolition of any building, structure, premises or part thereof which is being done or has been done contrary to the drawings, plans, or application which the appropriate department of the City approved when issuing any permit; or
3. Any maintenance or operation of any building, structure, premises, mechanical installation, equipment or part thereof which is being done without any permit or certificate required by this Code; or
4. Any construction, alteration, installation, repair or demolition of any building, structure, premises or part thereof which is being done or has been done:
a. By workers lacking a contractor registration required under this Code for such work; or
b. By workers required by this Code to be listed on the building permit application who were not listed.
B. Violation: Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of a stop work order except on the written permission of the applicable City department head. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly violate a stop work order, or to knowingly cause, allow or direct another person to violate a stop work order, or to knowingly in any manner be a party to a violation of a stop work order.
C. Penalty: Any person found in violation of subsection B of this section shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty set forth in section 1-4-1 of this Code.
D. Stop Work Order - Fees:
1. New Permit Fee: Whenever any person or entity shall apply for a new permit from the City as a result of a stop work order issued pursuant to subsection A1 of this section, the permit fee assessed for the new permit shall be the applicable permit fee plus an additional amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the applicable permit fee or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), whichever is less.
2. Revised Permit Fee: Whenever any person or entity shall apply for a revised permit from the City as a result of a stop work order issued pursuant to subsection A2 of this section, the permit fee assessed for the revised permit shall be the applicable permit fee plus an additional amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the applicable permit fee or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), whichever is less.
3. Contractor Registration Fee: Whenever any person or entity shall apply for a revised permit from the City as a result of a stop work order issued pursuant to subsection A4 of this section, such person or entity must obtain the required contractor registration from the City and pay a permit application revision fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). (Ord. M-43-18, 11-19-2018, eff. 1-1-2019)