(a) There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if set out at length herein for the purpose of safeguarding life and property and to ensure the quality of construction of all structures erected or removed throughout the town that certain code known as the State Building Code, set forth and defined by updated legislative rule, W.Va. Code Title 87, Series 4, effective on August 1, 2022, and as such code at §§87-4-1 et seq. may be amended, as promulgated by the Fire Marshal under W.Va. Code §29-3-5b.
(b) The executive official, or “code official”, in charge of the departments referred to in the respective national codes adopted hereinabove by reference in subsection (a) above, as defined in the updated W.Va. Title 87, Series 4, is the Building Inspector.
(c) The Building Inspector or his or her designated representative shall enforce the provisions of the State Building Code adopted herein.
(Ord. passed 8-8-2006; Res. passed 4-23-2019; Ord. 2020-03, passed 12-8-2020; Ord. 2022-08, passed 6-28-2022)