A. Appointment: There is hereby created the position of Director of Building and Engineering who shall be appointed by the City Manager with the consent of the Council and who shall have the power of a police officer and conservator of the peace. The position of Director of Building and Engineering replaces the Building Commissioner/Zoning Officer. Any references to the former classification in this Code or Unified Development Ordinance shall be replaced with the title "Director of Building and Engineering".
B. Duties: It shall be the duty of the Director of Building and Engineering to see to the enforcement of all ordinance provisions relating to buildings or zoning and to inspect all buildings or structures being erected or altered, as frequently as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the ordinances of the City.
C. Stop Order:
1. The Director of Building and Engineering shall have the power to order all work stopped on construction or alteration or repair of buildings in the City when such work is being done in violation of any provisions of any ordinance relating thereto, or in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of such an order.
2. Any person violating any stop order by working in violation of such stop order of the Director of Building and Engineering shall be subject to penalty as provided in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule for each day on which any work is done in violation of such stop order; however, only one stop work order need be delivered as the order shall be deemed to be continuing until rescinded by the Director of Building and Engineering, the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
D. Entry Powers: The Director of Building and Engineering and any of his/her inspectors shall have the power to make or cause to be made an entry into any building or premises where the work of altering, repairing or constructing any building or structure is going on, for the purpose of making inspections, at any reasonable hour. (Ord. 2018.21, 4-15-2019; amd. Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)