(A) The Office of Building Officer is hereby created in which is vested the power and duty to administer and enforce all the provisions of this chapter and such related regulations as are assigned to that office by the Board of Trustees who fills this role.
(B) The Board of Trustees shall appoint as Building Officer a person who is qualified by professional or practical, training and experience to conduct the affairs and carry out the duties of that office.
(C) Duties and authority shall include the following:
(1) Issue building permits and administer the building regulations of the village and other applicable ordinances and state laws;
(2) Hire such assistants as authorized by the Board of Trustees;
(3) Keep systematic records, including permit applications, survey plats and building plot plans. Those plans for buildings which may be useful for future periodic inspections may be kept;
(4) Collect all fees;
(5) Make inspections, and for that purpose may enter buildings at reasonable hours, structures and premises; and
(6) Issue a written stop work order when he or she finds work being done contrary to a building permit, contrary to this chapter or that a permit was issued based upon a false statement or misrepresentation in the application.
(1983 Code, § 8-1-6) (Ord. 2019-11, passed 10-7-2019)