(A) General. Before issuing a permit for the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition or change of use of any building, structure or site, the Building Official may examine or cause to be examined any or all such buildings, structures and sites in connection with which an application has been filed for such permit.
(1) Duty to inspect. The Building Official shall conduct or cause to be conducted such inspections from time to time during and upon completion of the work for which he issued such permits in accordance with the OBC or RCO, and as he may deem necessary to determine that the work is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the approved drawings and specifications. The Building Official shall maintain a record of all such examinations, inspections and of all violations of the Code.
(2) No duty to inspect. The Building Official has no duty to inspect work exempted from permit requirements under § 152.18(C), nor any other work for which no permit has been issued.
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(A) 1. | *Footings (prior to placing concrete) |
(B) 2. | *Ground plumbing |
(C) 3. | *Ground electric (if any) |
(A) 4. | *Foundation (after waterproofing applied and drain tile and gravel cover installed; before backfill) |
(A) 5. | *Slabs (after ground plumbing and ground electric approval, if applicable) |
(B) 6. | *Rough plumbing |
(C) 7. | *Rough electric |
(A) 8. | *Framing (after rough electric and rough plumbing inspections; before insulation is installed) |
(A) 9. | *Masonry (call for schedule of intermediate inspections before starting work). |
(A) 10. | *Rough HVAC (before insulation installed) |
(A) 11. | *Roof sheathing (nailing, inspection; before applying felt and roofing) |
(A) 12. | *Insulation (before applying drywall) |
(A) 13. | Exterior finish |
(A) 14. | Gutters and downspouts |
(A) 15. | *Drywall (nailing inspections, before taping) |
(B) 16. | *Final plumbing |
(C) 17. | *Final electric |
(A) 18. | *Final building (NO OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO THIS INSPECTIONS) |
(A) 19. | *Swimming pools (after excavation, steel in place; before pouring) |
(B) 20 | *Pool plumbing |
(C) 21 | *Electric bonding |
(A) 22 | *Decks (footings, when completed) |
* Denotes required "called for" inspections
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KEY TO INSPECTION AGENCIES:
(A)
Building Department
1201 W.Kemper Road
(B) Plumbing Department
Hamilton County Health Department
250 William Howard Taft Road
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(C) Inspection Bureau, Inc.
250 West Court Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(B) Inspection by others. The Building Official may accept in lieu of inspection by himself or his inspectors, reports of inspection for any part or parts of the work made by persons or employees of persons, firms, or corporations who are under contract to perform such services, and are specifically certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards to make such inspection. The Building Official is also authorized to accept reports of special inspection in accordance with OBC § 1704.
(C) Mandatory inspections. In addition to those mandatory inspections required per the OBC or RCO, the Building Official may require other inspections to be performed at specific intervals during construction; these are denoted as "called for" inspections in Table No. 22. These inspections require notification from the permit holder when the work is ready for such inspection. No work shall be performed to change or cover uninspected work. Access by the inspector to the work to be inspected must be provided by the contractor or by the building owner.
(D) Special inspection. The Building Official shall require special inspections of work regulated by the OBC in accordance with Chapter 17 of that Code. Those inspections are as called for in a Statement of Special Inspections for the project.
(E) Notice. It shall be mandatory that the holder of a permit notify the proper inspection agency when work is ready for the various "called for" inspections required by the terms of the permit and regulations. (See Table No. 22.) Such notice shall be given within a reasonable time before the inspection is desired, but in no event less than 24 hours in advance. Notice given on Friday or on a day prior to a legal holiday shall not constitute notice for inspection on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday unless arrangements have been made for inspection on such days. Before giving such notice, the holder of the permit shall first test the work and satisfy himself that it conforms to the approved plans and specifications and the requirements of the Code. Schedule and timing of inspections in special conditions shall be mutually agreed upon by the Building Official and the owner.
(F) Action on notice. Upon receipt of notice that work is ready for inspection, the agency shall inspect the work as soon as reasonably practicable. However, failure of the agency to make a prompt inspection shall not be deemed justification for covering work without inspection when such work is required to be inspected before being covered.
(G) Covering work. Subject to the requirements of § 108.1 of the OBC or RCO, it shall be a violation of the Code to cover any work prior to the inspections required under the provisions of a permit or the approved rules, or the Code, unless a requested inspection has not been made within four days of the request. The Building Official shall require the holder of the permit to uncover any such work for inspection and the cost of uncovering such work and of replacing the cover after the work has been found or made satisfactory shall be borne by the holder of the permit.
(H) Plant inspection. The Building Official may require special inspection at the point of the manufacture or fabrication of all materials and assemblies which the Code requires to be inspected at such points, or shall require evidence of conformance by an industry trade association certification or fabricator inspection agency approved by the Ohio Board of Building Standards in accordance with OBC §§ 114.3 and 1704.2.5.
(I) Right of entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection under this Code, or to enforce any of the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Building Official or his authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon the premises dangerous, unsafe or substandard (as defined in this Code) conditions and the Building Official or his authorized representative may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official under this Code in accordance with the OBC or RCO as appropriate.
(J) Final inspection and certificate. It shall be the duty of the Building Official to make or cause to be made a final inspection and examination of all buildings or structures included under the various classifications of the Code, hereafter erected, constructed, altered, repaired or added to, before any such building or structure, or part thereof, is occupied, and if such a building has been found to have been constructed in conformity to the provisions of the Code, to issue a written certificate thereof to the owner as set forth below.
(1) A Certificate of Occupancy shall be obtained by the applicant for new buildings, additions, and change of occupancy in accordance with § 111 of the OBC or RCO. It shall be unlawful to occupy or use a new building or addition prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
(2) A Certificate of Completion shall be obtained by the applicant for alterations and repairs of existing buildings in accordance with § 111.1.2 of the OBC or RCO.
(3) Temporary occupancy. Upon the request of the holder of a permit, the Building Official may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of completion for a building or structure, or part thereof, before the entire work covered by the permit shall have been completed, in accordance with § 111 of the OBC or RCO as applicable.
(4) The term of a temporary certificate of occupancy or completion shall be at the discretion of the Building Official; but, in no case shall the term of the first issuance or extension of a temporary certificate be longer than 30 days. An additional fee in accordance with Chapter 156 of the FPCO shall be paid by the owner or owner representative for the first temporary Certificate of Occupancy or Completion, and the fee shall thereafter be doubled for each extension of a temporary certificate.
(5) The applicant will be subject to penalties provided in the Forest Park Building Code if he allows the building or portion of thereof to be occupied before final inspection has been made and a Certificate of Occupancy or Completion has been issued.
(6) The fees for Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of Completion, Temporary or Partial Certificate of Completion, shall be as indicated in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Chapter 156 of the FPCO.
(Ord. 24-2019, passed 8-5-19)