(A) It shall be the duty of all architects, contractors, subcontractors, builders, and other persons having charge of the erecting, altering, changing, or remodeling of any building or structure, including tents and trailer coaches, before beginning or undertaking any such work to see that such work does not conflict with and is not a violation of the terms of this chapter. Any such architect, builder, contractor, or other person doing or performing any such work of erecting, repairing, altering, changing, or remodeling shall be deemed guilty of a violation hereof in the manner and to the same extent as the owner of the premises or the person or persons for whom such buildings are erected, repaired, altered, changed, or remodeled in violation hereof and shall be held accountable for such violation.
(B) Any building or structure being erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure, or site hereafter erected or maintained, or land use made or permitted in violation of this chapter, is hereby declared unlawful. In the event of violation or threatened violation of this chapter or other official control adopted under applicable state law, in addition to other remedies, the City Council or any member thereof may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate such violation or threatened violations and it is the duty of the City Attorney to institute such actions.
(Prior Code, § 151.998) (Ord. 149, passed 3-9-1998)