A. Creation And Appointment: There is hereby created the position of building commissioner, who shall be appointed by the village president and board of trustees upon recommendation by the village administrator. The building commissioner shall be a certified enforcement official for applicable codes and plan review. The village administrator may, upon recommendation of the building commissioner, employ and/or contract with such additional licensed inspectors as may be required by state or federal regulations. (Ord. 05-O-928, 2-1-2005)
B. Duties: It shall be the duty of the building commissioner to see to the enforcement of all the provisions of this code and all other ordinances relating to building or zoning 1 and to inspect all buildings and structures and parts and appurtenances thereof regulated by this code being erected, installed or altered as frequently as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the village ordinances.
Among such duties and authority shall include the administration of this code and other applicable ordinances and state laws, and the building commissioner shall:
1. Keep careful, systematic records of the business and work of his office, including permit applications, survey plats and building plot plans, all construction plans and specifications, copies of permits and certificates issued, affidavits and certificates received, a record of inspections, copies of notices and orders issued, reports of tests made.
2. Cause to be destroyed, after twenty (20) years, plans and specifications of houses and accessories, except survey plats and building plot plans. Those parts of plans for other buildings which may be useful for future periodic inspections shall be kept.
3. Make inspections, and for that purpose may enter buildings, structures and premises.
4. Stop, by written order, work being done contrary to the building permit issued pursuant to this building code.
5. Revoke, by writing, a permit or approval issued contrary to this building code based upon a false statement or misrepresentation in the application.
C. Powers: The building commissioner shall have the power to order all work stopped on construction, installation, alteration or repair of buildings and structures, and parts and appurtenances thereof regulated by this building code when such work is being done in violation of any provisions of any village ordinance relating thereto, or in violation of the zoning regulations of the village. Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of such an order except on the written permission of the commissioner; provided, that if the stop order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written stop order within two (2) hours. Such written stop order may be served by any policeman.
D. Inspections: The building commission shall have the power to make or cause to be made an entry into any building or premises where the work of altering, installing, repairing or constructing any building and structure and parts and appurtenances thereof regulated by this building code is going on for the purpose of making inspections at any reasonable hour. (Ord. 71-O-168, 4-1-1971)
E. Fine: Any person who shall continue work in violation of a stop order of the building commissioner shall be fined as set forth in section 1-4-1 of this code for each day on which any work in violation of such stop order is done. (1981 Code; amd. Ord. 95-O-707, 11-6-1995)
F. Compensation: The compensation to be paid for permit review, permit processing, inspections, and administration shall be as determined by the village board and amended from time to time. The current fee structure is on file with the village office. (Ord. 05-O-928, 2-1-2005)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 5 of this code. |