(a) Inspections of work in progress. As the work pursuant to a permit progresses, the local administrator shall make as many inspections of the work as may be necessary to ensure that the work is being done according to the provisions of this article and the terms of the permit. In exercising this power, the administrator has a right, upon presentation of proper credentials, to enter on any premises within the territorial jurisdiction at any reasonable hour for the purposes of inspection or other enforcement action.
(b) Stop-work orders. Whenever a building or part thereof, or development is being constructed, reconstructed, altered, or repaired in violation of this article, the administrator may order the work to be immediately stopped. The stop-work order shall be in writing and directed to the person doing the work. The stop-work order shall state the specific work to be stopped, the specific reasons for the stoppage, and the conditions under which the work may be resumed. Violation of a stop-work order constitutes an unlawful continuance.
(c) Revocation of permits. The local administrator may revoke and require the return of the development permit by notifying the permit holder in writing, stating the reason for the revocation. Permits shall be revoked for departure from the approved application, plans, or specifications; for refusal or failure to comply with the requirements of state or local laws; or for false statements or misrepresentations made in securing the permit. Any permit issued in error in violation of an applicable state or local law may also be revoked.
(d) Violations to be corrected. When the local administrator finds violations of applicable state and local laws, he has the authority to notify the owner or occupant of the building of the violation. The owner or occupant shall immediately remedy each of the violations of law on the property he owns or occupies.
(e) Actions in event of failure to take corrective action. If the owner of a building or property shall fail to take prompt corrective action, the administrator shall give him written notice, by certified or registered mail to his address provided on the application for permit or by personal service, that the building or property is in violation of this article/
(f) Order to take corrective action. Pursuant to the notice prescribed above, the administrator shall find that the building or development is in violation of the this article, he shall make an order in writing to the owner, requiring the owner to remedy the violation within such reasonable period. Where the administrator finds that there is imminent danger to life or other property, he may order that corrective action be taken in such lesser period as may be feasible.
(g) Appeal. Any owner who has received an order to take corrective action may appeal from the order to the local elected governing body by giving notice of appeal in writing to the administrator within 10 days following issuance of the final order. In the absence of an appeal, the order of the administrator shall be final. The Greenville County Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall hear an appeal within a reasonable time and may affirm, modify and affirm, or revoke the order.
(h) Failure to comply with order. If the owner of a building or property fails to comply with an order to take corrective action from which no appeal has been taken, or fails to comply with an order of the governing body following an appeal, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished within the jurisdictional limits of magistrate's court. Each such person, firm, corporation or agent shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this article is committed, or continued.
(i) Denial of flood insurance under the NFIP. If a structure is declared in violation of this article and the violation is not remedied then the local administrator shall notify the Federal Emergency Management Agency to initiate a Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 action against the structure upon the finding that the violator refuses to bring the violation into compliance with this article. Once a violation has been remedied the local administrator shall notify FEMA of the remedy and ask that the Section 1316 be rescinded.
(j) The following documents are incorporated by reference and may be used by the local floodplain administrator to provide further guidance and interpretation of this article as found on FEMA's website at www.fema.gov:
(1) All FEMA Technical Bulletins;
(2) All FEMA Floodplain Management Bulletins;
(3) FEMA P-348 Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage.
(Ord. 4085, § 2, passed 2-20-2007; Ord. 4631, § 2, passed 6-17-2014; Ord. 5031, passed 11-6-2018; Ord. 5276, passed 4-6-2021)