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(A) Inspections.
(1) The Inspection Department shall inspect all buildings and structures and work therein for which a permit of any kind has been issued as often as necessary in order to determine whether the work complies with this chapter and the appropriate codes.
(2) When deemed necessary by the appropriate Inspector, materials and assemblies may be inspected at the point of manufacture of fabrication or inspections may be made by approved and recognized inspection organizations; provided, no approval shall be based upon reports of the organizations unless the same are in writing and certified by a responsible officer of the organization.
(3) All holders of permits, or their agents, shall notify the Inspections Department and the appropriate Inspector at each of the following stages of construction so that approval may be given before work is continued:
(a) Foundation inspection. To be made after trenches are excavated and the necessary reinforcements and forms are in place, and before concrete is placed. Drilled footings, piles, and similar types of foundations shall be inspected as installed;
(b) Framing inspection. To be made after all structural framing is in place and all rough-in of plumbing and electrical, heating, and cooling systems have been installed, after all fire blocking, chimney bracing and vents are installed, but before any of the structure is enclosed or covered. Poured in place concrete structural elements shall be inspected before each pour of any structural member;
(c) Insulation inspection. To be made prior to insulation coverage before sheet rock, paneling, and the like is hung;
(d) Electrical inspection. To be performed prior to installation of insulation;
(e) Fireproofing inspection. To be made after all areas required to be protected by fireproofing are lathed, but before the plastering or other fireproofing is applied;
(f) Final inspection. To be made after building or structure has all doors hung, fixtures set, and ready for occupancy, but before the building is occupied. Final inspection for installation or replacement of any plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical wiring and/or electrical equipment to be
made before the equipment is put into service; and
(g) Requirement for correction of non-compliance. Upon inspection of any stage of construction or installation as mentioned above, should the Inspector find the construction or installation not to be in compliance with the appropriate codes governing the work, the permit holder shall be notified to make the necessary corrections to comply with the codes. Failure to comply with the Inspector’s written orders shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. The owner of the building or structure shall be notified of any failure to comply with the Inspector’s order. Additional permits (requested by a person, firm, or corporation possessing a correction notice) shall not be issued until the corrections have been made, or a reasonable length of time has been coordinated between the permit holder and the appropriate inspector to make the correction.
(B) Call for inspection.
(1) Request for inspections may be made to the office of the Inspections Department or to the appropriate Inspector. The Inspections Department shall make inspections as soon as practicable after request is made therefor, provided the work is ready for inspection at the time the request is made.
(2) Reinspection may be made at the convenience of the Inspector. No work shall be inspected until it is in proper and completed condition ready for inspection. All work which has been concealed before the inspection and approval shall be uncovered at the request of the Inspector and placed in condition for proper inspection. Approval or rejection of the work shall be furnished by the appropriate Inspector in the form of a notice posted on the building or given to the permit holder or his or her agent. Failure to call for inspection or proceeding without approval at each stage of construction shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(C) Street or alley lines.
(1) Where the applicant for a permit proposes to erect any building or structure on the line of any street, alley, or other public place, he or she shall secure a survey of the line of the street, alley, or other public place, adjacent to the property upon which the building or structure is to be erected before proceeding with the construction of the building or structure.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to see that the building does not encroach upon the street, alley, or other public place.
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No new building or part thereof shall be occupied, and no addition or enlargement of any existing building shall be occupied, and no existing building after being altered or moved shall be occupied, and no change of occupancy shall be made in any existing building or part thereof, until the Inspections Department has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a portion or portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior to final completion and occupancy of the entire building. Application for a certificate of occupancy may be made by the owner or his or her agent after all final inspections have been made for new buildings, or, in the case of existing buildings after supplying the information and data necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, the appropriate regulatory codes and the zoning ordinance for the occupancy intended. The Inspections Department shall issue a certificate of occupancy when, after examination and inspection, it is found that the building in all respects conforms to the provisions of this chapter, and the regulatory codes.
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No oversight or dereliction of duty, on the part of any inspector or other official or employee of the Inspections Department, shall be deemed to legalize the violation of any provision of this chapter or any provision of any regulatory codes herein adopted.
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(A) Authority. Inspectors are authorized, empowered, and directed to enforce all the provisions of this chapter and the regulatory codes herein adopted.
(B) Right-of-entry. Inspectors shall have the right-of-entry on any premises within the jurisdiction of the regulatory codes herein adopted at reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection or enforcement of the requirements of this chapter and the regulatory codes, upon presentation of proper credentials.
(C) Stop orders. Whenever any building or structure or part thereof is being demolished, constructed, reconstructed, altered, or repaired in a hazardous manner, or in substantial violation of any provisions of this chapter or any other county ordinance, or in violation of any provisions of any regulatory code herein adopted, or in violation of the terms of the permit or permits issued therefor, or in a manner as to endanger life or property, the appropriate inspector may order the specific part of the work which is in violation or presents a hazard to be immediately stopped. The order shall be in writing and directed to the person doing the work, and shall state the specific work to be stopped, the specific reasons therefor, and the conditions under which the work may be resumed.
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ENFORCEMENT
Every person carrying on the business of building contractor, plumbing contractor, heating-air conditioning contractor, electrical contractor, or insulation contractor, within the county, shall register at the office of the Inspections Department, giving name, place of business, and state or county license number.
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All contractors performing work which requires a permit or an inspection must be licensed to do the work. License issued by the state will suffice for work in the county. Where the state does not license a particular type of work, then the county’s Inspections Department may, through administrative means, license a contractor for a particular type of work such as insulation installation. The license shall be issued in accordance with the county ordinance which establishes fees and permits requirements.
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