(A) The Administrator shall examine, or cause to be examined, all applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. He or she shall cause the premises to be inspected within seven working days after filing. If the premises are not inspected within seven working days, then the permit and certificate of compliance shall be automatically issued without an inspection. If the premises are not in compliance with this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the Administrator shall provide the applicant with a list of defects that are not in compliance. The defects shall be listed with as much as specificity as possible. The owner or occupant of every dwelling unit and its premises shall give the Administrator free access thereto, at all reasonable time, for the purpose of the inspection. An inspection shall be valid for a period of one year. The dwelling unit does not have to be reinspected during the year, even if the occupancy changes. There shall be no fee for the original inspection, or the first reinspection, if necessary.
(B) A reinspection shall be made within seven working days after a written request for reinspection has been made to the Administrator. If the premises are not reinspected within the seven working days, from receipt of the written request, then the permit and certificate of compliance shall be automatically issued without a reinspection. If specific defects are found in the original inspection, the Administrator shall not require additional defects to be corrected that were discovered on a reinspection unless the new defects occurred after the original inspection.
(C) There shall be a fee of $50 for every reinspection after the first one.
(D) No inspection shall be required under this subchapter for a dwelling unit that is less than five years of age.
(`92 Code, § 29-9-3) (Ord. 96-09, passed 8-7-96)