(a) There is hereby established a “Department of Building and Housing Inspection/Department of Residential Building”.
(b) The Director of the Department of Building and Housing Inspection/Department of Residential building shall act as the Building Official of the City. He shall be appointed by the City Manager with the approval of Council and shall have supervision and control of the Department of Building and Housing Inspection/Department of Residential Housing.
(c) The Director/Building Official shall perform the following duties:
(1) Enforce all applicable laws and ordinances of the City regulating building, housing, zoning, plumbing, heating and electrical installations, including but not limited to such standardized building codes as shall be adopted by the City.
(2) Issue building permits in conformity with the codes and laws applicable to building inspections and construction.
(3) Institute proceedings for the repair or destruction of unsafe buildings in conformity with the codes and laws of the City.
(4) Issue zoning permits where required by the Zoning Ordinance.
(5) Make all inspections as provided in the City’s Building Code or such other standardized codes as shall be adopted by the City, the Zoning Ordinance, such other inspections as shall be required to be made by the Building Official by the laws and ordinances of the City and such other inspections as may be directed by the City Manager.
(Ord. 2006-16. Passed 10-10-06.)