The Code Enforcement Officer shall receive copies of all applications for building permits, lot splits, subdivision plat approval, zoning variances, zoning amendments and all other matters relating to building, housing, planning and zoning. The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered to make the inspections as may be necessary to see to the enforcement of this chapter on buildings, the Building Code, the zoning regulations and other zoning ordinances of the city, the Housing Code, the city plan and all code and ordinance provisions of the city relating to buildings. He or she is further authorized to make any test or examination of materials or methods to be used in construction for the purpose of seeing if they comply with the codes or ordinances. No building permit shall be issued without approval of the Code Enforcement Officer. All other permits and applications referred to the Code Enforcement Officer are referred for the purpose of comment by the officer. If the Officer does not comment within seven working days of the receipt of any application, action shall be taken on the application without comment from the Code Enforcement Officer; provided that, this sentence shall not apply to building permits.
(1994 Code, § 150.88) (Ord. 394, passed 3-11-1991)