(a) Application for a certificate of inspection required herein shall be made by the owner, or an agent of the owner, upon forms provided by the Department of Public Service.
The applicant shall contract with a sewer contractor, licensed by the City Building Department, to perform the required tests. The contractor shall contact the Service Department to schedule a mutually agreeable time when the inspection is to be made.
(b) The following schedule for issuing a certificate of inspection shall be followed, except where a longer period of time is required because of the larger number of units in a building or structure or other causes beyond the control of the City:
(1) Within five working days after receipt of the application and required fee, the Service Department inspector shall meet the contractor at the designated property and observe the required test in progress.
The contractor shall complete the test result form provided to the owner or agent of the property at the time of application and return the completed form to the Service Department.
(2) The inspector of the Department of Public Service shall then review the test result form and issue a certificate of inspection containing the following information within five working days after receiving the test result from the contractor.
A. The street address, permanent parcel number or other identifying characteristics of the property;
B. The name and address of the owner, as defined in this chapter;
C. The authorized use and occupancy of the building or structure; and
D. An inspection report concerning the condition of the sidewalks and lateral sewers on the subject property.
(3) Except in the case of danger to the public health or safety, the certificate of inspection shall contain the order of the inspector of the Department for the correction of any Code violations noted on the certificate, which shall be corrected by the owner of the property within ninety days of the issuance of the certificate unless, for good cause shown, the inspector has extended that time for compliance. If the owner of a property does not comply with the violations enumerated in the certificate of inspection prior to the time the title is transferred to the purchaser, then the purchaser of that property shall be required to comply with the violations contained in the certificate of inspection within the time allotted in the notice given to the prior owner as that time may be extended by the inspector.
(4) Such certificate of inspection shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
(5) In case of resale within the two-year period, this certificate shall be transferred to any subsequent bona fide purchaser and shall be valid for the remainder of that period.
(Ord. 1994-037. Passed 2-22-94.)