1314A.1 Inspections. Inspections to determine compliance with the water conservation requirements of this chapter may be conducted by one of the following:
1. An authorized inspector of the Department;
2. A private inspector authorized by the Building Official pursuant to established rules and guidelines;
3. A private inspector hired by the Department, or Public Utilities Commission, on a contractual basis under terms and fees to be recommended by the Departments and established by the Board of Supervisors.
1314A.2 Qualified inspector duties. The duties of a qualified inspector shall be as follows:
1. To inspect portions of a building that are subject to this chapter to determine whether the water conservation standards specified in Section 1313A have been met and, if met, to sign a certificate of compliance, pursuant to Section 1311A, and to furnish it to the permit applicant, building owner or owner’s agent;
2. To record on an official inspection form, pursuant to Section 1311A, all measures required by this chapter for which the building is in noncompliance, and to sign the inspection form and furnish it to the permit applicant, building owner or owner’s agent.
1314A.3 Private water inspectors. Private inspectors shall be required to demonstrate financial responsibility by being insured and/or bonded in amounts to be determined by the Building Official.
1314A.4 Conflict of interest. No authorized inspector may conduct a water inspection on any building in which that inspector has a financial interest. For the purposes of this section, an inspector shall be deemed to have a financial interest in a building if the inspector:
1. Is an owner of the building or the property upon which the building is located in full or in part;
2. Is a full- or part-time employee of the building or its owners;
3. Is regularly placed on the building staff by a company that provides building engineering, operations and maintenance, or other building services to the property.
1314A.5 Inspector as employee. No inspector may approve a certificate of water conservation compliance for a building where that inspector is an employee or officer of a company that performed construction or repair work required by this chapter.
1314A.6 Limitation. Water conservation inspections are intended to enforce the provisions of this chapter only, and are not intended to determine compliance or noncompliance with any other portions of this code.
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