There is hereby established the position of Building Commissioner for the City, which office shall be under the supervision of the Director of Public Service and Development. The Mayor shall, subject to the ordinances of the City and laws of the State of Ohio, appoint a Building Commissioner.
(a) The Building Commissioner shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Planning and Zoning, Building Codes, Residential Code of Ohio, Housing and Property Maintenance Codes with regard to original construction, alteration, erection, reconstruction, addition or repair of all buildings and structures within the City and to the use, maintenance and occupancy thereof and pursuant to such responsibility shall:
(1) Administer and enforce the ordinances of the City relating to the use of land;
(2) Cause inspections to be made regularly in order to determine compliance with the codes of the City pertaining to such buildings, structures and uses;
(3) Cause the issuance of all building permits and supervise the inspection of all work done pursuant to such permits;
(4) Cause the issuance and service upon the owner or violator of orders requiring the repair or removal of all buildings, structures or conditions not in compliance with the codes pertaining thereto and all requirements of law or ordinance relating to the maintenance, use or occupancy thereof;
(5) Cause the initiation of proceedings to compel compliance with such codes and requirements;
(6) Cause the issuance of all certificates of occupancy and inspection as authorized and required by law;
(7) Maintain a register of all building permits and a record of all compliance orders;
(8) Review and make recommendations to the Mayor, Council and the appropriate Boards and Commission on proposals for changes or amendments to the Planning and Zoning, Building, Housing and Exterior Property Maintenance Codes;
(9) Review plans and specifications for compliance to the Planning and Zoning Code, Building Code and Residential Code of Ohio; and
(10) Issue rules and regulations for the operation of the Division of Building consistent with the Charter, applicable rules and regulations of the Director of Public Service and Development, ordinances of the City and laws of the State of Ohio.
(b) The Building Commissioner shall perform such other duties, consistent with his office, as may be required by the Charter, by ordinance of Council, or as directed by the Mayor or the Director of Public Service and Development.
(c) Whenever the phrases "Building Commissioner", "Building Inspector" or "Building Official" appear in the Charter or in any ordinance of the City, such phrases shall, for the purpose of construing the Charter or such ordinance, be deemed to mean each of the other phrases enumerated herein.
(d) The Building Commissioner is hereby designated as the Building Official responsible for the overall administration of the Division of Building and the enforcement of the Ohio Building Code and the Residential Code of Ohio. The Building Commissioner shall hold Certificates of Building Official and Residential Building Official as required by the Ohio Administrative Code.
(Ord. 87-46. Passed 4-4-88; Ord. 08-66. Passed 1-19-09.)