(A) Preliminary inspection. Before issuing a permit, the Director of Fire and Building or his/her designee shall examine all buildings, structures and sites for which a permit application has been filed to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, or demolish.
(B) Required inspections.
(1) Inspections required under the provisions of this chapter shall be made by the Director of Fire and Building or his/her designee. If an inspection has been scheduled and the Director, after arrival on the inspection site, determines that the work is not ready or has not progressed to a point where an inspection can be made properly or access is not possible to perform the inspection, the Director shall require a re-inspection and assess a re-Inspection fee. No further inspections shall be made until such time as the re-Inspection fee has been paid.
(2) Owner or contractor is required to call the Building Department at least 24 hours in advance, for the following inspections:
(a) Principal structure demolition.
(b) Footing excavation.
(c) Footing pre-pour.
(d) Foundation wall pre-pour.
(e) Backfill.
(f) Underground plumbing.
(g) Slab pre-pour/concrete pre-pour.
(h) Electric service.
(I) Rough electric and rough plumbing and rough mechanical.
(j) Rough frame.
(k) Fire stopping.
(l) Insulation.
(m) Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical finals.
(n) Site grading, storm structures and engineering.
(3) Obstruction of inspection. No work shall be done which will cover or obstruct from view construction work scheduled for inspection and not yet approved by the Director of Fire and Building or his/her designee.
(C) Inspection reports. All inspection reports shall be in writing and shall be certified by the approved inspection agency, or its authorized agent when expert inspection services are accepted. An identifying label or stamp permanently affixed to the product indicating that factory inspection has been made shall be accepted in lieu of the aforesaid written inspection report if the intent or meaning of such identifying label or stamp is properly substantiated.
(D) Final inspection. Upon completion of the building or structure, and before issuance of the certificate of use and occupancy, a final inspection shall be made. All violations of the approved plans and permit shall be noted and the holder of the permit notified of the discrepancies.
(E) Right of entry. In the discharge of duties, the Director of Fire and Building, Building Official or his designee shall have the authority to enter at any reasonable hour any building, structure or premises in the jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1123, passed 1-28-20)