(a) Application for Inspection. Whenever an owner, operator, occupant, bona fide prospective purchaser, mortgagee or bona fide prospective occupant of any building or premises applies to the Chief Building Official for an inspection in order to ascertain if any section of Code has been violated, the Chief Building Official shall, upon payment of the fee hereunder stated, cause an inspection to be made of the premises and issue an informational certificate or report the inspection to the applicant, indicating therein any violation of this Real Property Maintenance Code on the premises. The applicant for such inspection shall state in writing his full name and address and the reasons and basis for which the inspection is requested. The Chief Building Official may deny the application for failure to comply with this requirement.
(b) Application for Status Report. Where, in lieu of an inspection, an owner, operator, occupant, lessee, bona fide prospective purchaser, mortgagee or bona fide prospective occupant requests a status report as to whether or not there are any known violations presently pending on the premises, upon payment of the fee prescribed herein and the written request, a copy of the notice or order on any violation then pending shall be sent to the applicant.
(c) Significance and Scope of Inspection or Status Report. No inspection report issued under subsection (a) hereof or status report under subsection (b) hereof shall be construed as providing a defense against any violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the Village which may be discovered thereafter whether or not the condition or violation existed at the time of any such inspection or status report. The inspection or status report is provided as a convenience to the public and shall not constitute a limitation on the full enforcement of this Code. The inspection or status report shall include only such matters as are embraced in this Code.
(d) Inspection and Status Report Fees.
(1) The minimum fee for inspection made under subsection (a) hereof shall be fifty dollars ($50.00)
(2) The fee for any status report or copy thereof under subsection (b) hereof shall be four dollars ($4.00).
(3) Neither the Village nor any of its agents shall be liable to any owner or subsequent purchaser of real property for violations of this Code not discovered at the time of inspection of the premises.
(Ord. 2016-02-06. Passed 4-6-16.)