If, after building material of any kind is delivered on the site, actual construction work is not commenced within thirty days, or if during the course of construction, work has been suspended for a like period, the permit shall be immediately revocable, and notice to the effect shall be served on the contractor, by mail addressed to the address given by such contractor when applying for a permit. This notice shall set forth that within five days the contractor shall furnish satisfactory proof that building operations are to be started or recommenced and carried out to completion. If the contractor fails to furnish such proof, or having furnished the same, fails to begin or resume work, then it shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to revoke such permit. Written notice of such revocation, signed by the Building Commissioner, shall be immediately served on the owner, agent, superintendent or contractor in charge of the work, or shall be posted on the premises, and it shall be unlawful for any person to perform any work in or about such structure, building or premises after the revocation of the permit and the posting of notice thereof.
The contractor shall be required to immediately remove all building material, contractors' equipment or other supplies from the premises, to fill any excavations, ditches or water holes, and to effectively protect any dangerous or unsanitary conditions that may exist on the premises, the same to be done within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Building Commissioner. Should the contractor fail to complete the work within the specified time, the Building Commissioner shall cause the same to be done and shall deduct the expense thereof from the obstruction permit deposit provided for in Section 1351.08, and any deficiency, if not paid by the contractor or owner, shall be made a lien on the property and collected with the taxes.
If the work is begun or resumed in accordance with the contractor's agreement, then the original permit shall continue in effect, subject to the conditions set forth above.
When the work for which any building permit was issued is not being performed in conformity with the detailed statement or plans upon which such permit was issued, or is in violation of any provisions of this Building Code, it shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to notify the owner, or his or her agent, in writing, or by posting a notice on the building for which the permit is issued, that the work is being constructed in violation of the permit, and that such work must be suspended until a permit for such deviation from the detailed statement or plans is obtained, or that such work shall be made to conform to the detailed statement or plans upon which a permit therefor was issued. If the owner or his or her or their agent, fails to comply with the notice or the posting thereof, it shall be the further duty of the Building Commissioner to revoke the permit in the manner set forth above.
(Ord. 87-19. Passed 4-6-87.)