The Building Inspector shall receive applications required by the Building and Housing Code, issue building permits and furnish required certificates. He shall examine premises for which permits have been issued, and make such necessary inspections to see that the provisions of law are complied with and that construction is prosecuted safely. He shall enforce all provisions of the Building Code hereby adopted. He shall, when required by proper authority or when public interest demands, make investigations in connection with matters contained in the Building and Housing Code and render written reports to the Mayor and Council of the City on the same.
(1960 Code 7-403)