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(A) Purpose. Following the issuance of a building or construction permit, the Building Official shall cause to be made such inspections and investigations as are necessary to determine whether or not the work done and installations made are in conformity with the approved plans relating thereto and the pertinent laws and ordinances of the state and municipality.
(B) Required inspections. The following inspections shall be required in construction of all buildings or structures and, as applicable, to additions, remodeling and improvement of other structures:
(1) Sanitary sewer. (Where applicable)
(2) Footings.
(3) Foundations with waterproofing.
(4) Foundation steel. (Where applicable)
(5) Electrical: temporary service; rough-in; and final.
(6) Plumbing.
(7) Frame.
(8) Insulation.
(9) Heating: rough-in; pre-slab; and final.
(10) Gas rough and final.
(11) Drive: approach; sidewalk and curb. (Where applicable)
(12) Fireplaces: heating; stoves. (Where applicable).
(13) Occupancy.
(C) Notice. It shall be the duty of the permit holder or his agent to notify the Building Official who shall make all such inspections.
(D) Additional inspections. The Building Official may, due to additional requirements of this chapter or other related chapters or when he deems it necessary, require additional inspections, which shall be noted on the building record or attached thereto.
(E) Inspections upon request; fees; liability.
(1) Upon written request of an owner or occupant of improved real estate, or an authorized representative of such owner or occupant, the Building Official shall inspect, or cause to be inspected such property to determine its conformity or nonconformity with the provisions of the Building Code and applicable municipal ordinances. If requested by such owner or occupant or the authorized representative of either, he shall prepare and submit to such person a written statement of his findings. A fee as set forth from time to time by ordinance shall be charged and collected for each instance of such inspection.
(2) No liability of any kind shall attach to or exist against the municipality or any of its officers or employees by reason of any claim of error, omission or neglect on the part of such officers or employees in connection with such inspections or the findings or report thereof.
(3) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit the right of the Building Official to make inspections of property in this municipality without charge, on his own initiative or at the request of the owner or occupant when there is a specific question as to compliance with building codes or as to the safety of such property.
(F) Occupancy permit.
(1) Upon completion of the final inspection and acceptance of the premises as in compliance with the regulations and ordinances for human occupancy, holder shall be issued an occupancy permit which shall be required prior to actual occupancy of the subject premises.
(2) No person or persons shall occupy any dwelling or structure for which an occupancy permit shall be required by the city prior to the issuance of such occupancy permit.
(G) Compliance. The holder of a building permit, the general contractor, and every other person, firm or corporation having charge or supervision of any building or operation covered by this section shall be responsible for compliance with its provisions. In case of a violation hereof, such persons, firms and corporations and any other person, firm or corporation violating or participating in the violation of any of the requirements hereof shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 150.999.
('80 Code, §§ 1327.01 - 1327.07, 1327.99) (Ord. 10-87, passed 2-2-87; Am. Ord. 24-07, passed 5-21-07; Am. Ord. 01-16, passed 2-8-16) Penalty, see § 150.999
Editor's Note:
A copy of the most recent ordinance establishing current city fees and service charges is available at city offices during normal business hours.
The municipality hereby authorizes the procedure described in R.C. § 3929.86(C) and (D) to be implemented whereby no insurance company doing business in the state shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located within this municipality unless the applicable provisions of R.C. § 3929.86 are fully complied with. The Fire Chief of the Washington Township Fire Department is hereby designated as the officer authorized to carry out the duties of R.C. § 3929.86. The Clerk of Council shall file a certified copy of this section with the State Superintendent of Insurance.
('80 Code, § 1519.01) (Ord. 49-83, passed 11-7-83)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of Council, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the city; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said 2018 International Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this subchapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, prescribed in § 150.231.
(Ord. 72-98, passed 8-10-98; Am. Ord. 86-04, passed 1-3-05; Am. Ord. 16-10, passed 5-10-10; Am. Ord. 09-20, passed 4-13-20)
The International Property Maintenance Code is amended and revised in the following respects:
All references to Code Official shall be changed to the Code Enforcement Supervisor.
Section 101.1 Insert: City of Dublin
Section 101.3 Amend to read as follows:
The Code is intended to protect the public health, safety and welfare in all existing structures, residential and non- residential, and on all existing premises by establishing minimum requirements and standards for premises, structures, equipment and facilities for light, ventilation, space, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety from fire and other hazards, and for safe and sanitary maintenance; fixing the responsibility of owners, operators and occupants; regulating the occupancy of existing structures and premises, and providing for administration, enforcement and penalties.
Section 103.1 Delete
Section 103.2 Delete
Section 106.4 Amend to read as follows:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 111.1 Amend to read as follows:
Any person affected by a decision of the Code Enforcement Supervisor or a notice or order issued under this Code shall have the right to appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Section 111.2 through 111.8 Delete
Amend the definition of Code Enforcement Supervisor to read as follows:
Code Enforcement Supervisor: unless specifically identified shall mean the Code Enforcement Supervisor of the City of Dublin.
Add the following definition:
Serious hazard: A hazard of considerable consequence to safety or health through the design, location, construction, or equipment of a building, structure or premise, or the condition thereof, which hazard has been established through experience, testing, or research to be of certain or probably consequence, or which can be determined to be, or which is obviously such a hazard.
Section 302.4 Amend to read as follows:
All premises shall be kept free from noxious weeds in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 95 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Dublin.
Section 304.14 Insert: April 1 to November 1.
Section 602.3 Insert: October 1 to May 1.
Section 602.4 Insert: October 1 to May 1.
(Ord. 72-98, passed 8-10-98; Am. Ord. 86-04, passed 1-3-05; Am. Ord. 16-10, passed 5-10-10; Am. Ord. 22-14, passed 8-25-14; Am. Ord. 14- 17, passed 2-27-17; Am. Ord. 09-20, passed 4-13-20)
(A) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than $150. Each day on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
('80 Code, §§ 1317.99, 1309.99, 1327.99, 1352.99, 101.99) (Ord. 44-79, passed 5-7-79; Ord. 10-87, passed 2-2-87; Ord. 142-87, passed 12-21-87; Ord. 32-06, passed 6-5-06)
(B) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of §§ 150.001 through 150.006 or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, or who violates any provision of §§ 150.155 through 150.159 regarding the issuance of a permit, or completion dates, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
('80 Code, §§ 1305.99, 1341.99) (Ord. 45-83, passed 12-19-83; Am. Ord. 72-98, passed 8-10-98; Am. Ord. 86-04, passed 1-3-05)
('80 Code, § 1349.99) (Ord. 72-98, passed 8-10-98; Am. Ord. 86-04, passed 1-3-05)
('80 Code, § 1345.99) (Ord. 21-84, passed 6-18-84)
('80 Code, § 1351.99) (Ord. 143-87, passed 12-21-87)
(Ord. 45-96, passed 5-20-96)
(G) Whoever violates § 150.055 is guilty of a first degree misdemeanor. Each day on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense. In addition, any person violating § 150.055 shall make restitution to the city for any and all damages caused by such encroachment into an easement area including costs for removal of the encroachment by the city. If the encroachment is not removed, the city may remove the same and certify the costs thereof to the County Auditor for collection.
(Ord. 32-06, passed 6-5-06)