(A) Authority. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of this code. Whenever in this code it is provided that anything must be done to the approval of or subject to the direction of the Building Inspector or any other person appointed by the Building Inspector, this shall be construed to give the officer only the discretion of determining whether this code has been complied with; and no provision shall be construed as giving any officer discretionary powers as to what this code shall be, or power to require conditions not prescribed by ordinances or to enforce this code in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner. Any variance from adopted building rules are subject to approval under I.C. 22-13-2-7(b).
(B) Conflict of interest. The Building Inspector, Building Commissioner, or Building Code Official may not issue a permit or oversee the issuance of a permit through a subordinate if the Building Inspector, Building Commissioner, or Building Code Official, has a conflict of interest. Conflict of interest shall mean a direct or indirect financial interest in the issuance of a permit. The Building Inspector shall report a conflict of interest to the Greendale City Manager. Promptly upon notification of the conflict of interest, the Greendale City Manager shall notify the Building Commissioner of Dearborn County, Indiana of the conflict of interest and the need for the Building Commissioner of Dearborn County, Indiana to review and approve or deny the permit application. The Building Commissioner of Dearborn County, Indiana is hereby granted the authority to review City of Greendale, Indiana permit applications in situations that the Building Inspector, Building Commissioner, or Building Code Official has a conflict of interest. In the event that the Dearborn County, Indiana Building Commissioner also has a conflict of interest the Greendale City Manager shall appoint an independent Building Commissioner to review and approve or deny the permit application.
(Ord. 14-1996, passed 8-14-1996; Ord. 2019-18, passed 9-11-2019)