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3-1-6: BUILDING OFFICIAL; ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY:
The building official and administrative authority as such may be referenced in any section and made a part hereof for all matters pertaining to any buildings, plumbing, electrical or any other inspections shall be vested in the office of the clerk; provided that the council may authorize such deputies as needed to perform any inspection work or other functions that may be required by city ordinance. (Ord. 1-74-75, 8-21-1974)
3-1-7: MAINTENANCE; REPAIRS:
Anything else to the contrary notwithstanding, all maintenance and repair work shall be excluded from coverage under the uniform building code, provided that:
   A.   The materials used to replace existing materials are of the same type and approximate size; so that the maintenance and repair work does not result in any fundamental construction change.
   B.   That all maintenance work shall be subject to inspection and approval by the city building inspector when, at his discretion, such inspection is necessary. (Ord. 174, 6-10-1957; amd. 1972 Code; Ord. 1-74-75, 8-21-1974)
3-1-8: PLUMBING; HEATING; ELECTRICAL WORK:
   A.   All new plumbing, heating and electrical work shall require inspection and no electrical, gas or water connection by the utility supplying such commodity shall be made until final approval by the city building inspector. (Replacement of an existing appliance, switch, control element, and/or convenient outlet by a similar or newer item that does not place additional requirements on the supply system is not to be considered new work.)
   B.   All electrical work shall be in conformance with the current adopted edition of the national electric code.
   C.   All plumbing work shall be in conformance with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials uniform plumbing code (latest edition). For additions to existing plumbing the building inspector may authorize deviations from this code when in his opinion public health and safety are not jeopardized. (Ord. 174, 6-10-1957; amd. 1972 Code; Ord. 1-74-75, 8-21-1974)
3-1-9: EXPIRATION OF BUILDING PERMIT:
Section 302(d), page 30 shall be amended as follows:
      1.   All building permits shall expire six (6) months from the date of issue, provided however, that upon application to the building inspector with notice to the city clerk, an extension not to exceed sixty (60) days, the permit shall expire and become null and void.
(Ord., 11-28-1966; amd. 1972 Code)
3-1-10: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES:
Section 205, page 21 of the building code shall be amended to include the following, which shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the penalties prescribed thereby:
      1.   Any contractor, whether general or subcontractor or individual, who shall work without a city building permit, or who shall fail to report to the building inspector when work is completed so as to enable him to make a final inspection, shall have his city license revoked by the city clerk immediately upon receipt of notice in writing from the building inspector.
(Ord., 11-28-1966; amd. 1972 Code)
      2.   Any person violating, disobeying, omitting, neglecting or refusing to comply with or resisting the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 174, 6-10-1957; amd. 1972 Code)
3-1-11: APPEALS:
An appeal may be made to the board of adjustment and appeals on any matter involving the interpretation of the intent and purpose of any provision of this title and the codes adopted hereby. (1972 Code)
3-1-12: UTILITIES:
No utility, except the telephone shall be connected or reconnected or in any way altered until the building inspector shall give written permission for such service. (1972 Code)
3-1-13: ADOPTION OF DANGEROUS BUILDING CODE:
The certain code entitled "uniform code for the abatement of dangerous buildings", 1988, copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials, 1988 is hereby adopted as "uniform dangerous building code, 1988" and made a part hereof the same as though said code was specifically set forth in full herein and at least three (3) copies of said code shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be kept available for public use and inspection, as required by law. (Ord. 5-1989, 6-19-1989)
3-1-14: ADOPTION OF MECHANICAL CODE:
The certain code entitled uniform mechanical code, 1988 edition, copyrighted by the International Conference Of Building Officials, 1988, is hereby adopted as uniform mechanical code, 1988, and made a part hereof the same as though said code was specifically set forth in full herein; and at least three (3) copies of said code shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be kept available for public use and inspection, as required by law. (Ord. 4-1989, 6-19-1989)
3-1-15: MANUFACTURED HOUSING:
   A.   As of the effective date hereof, manufactured housing unit construction and safety standards adopted by the U.S. department of housing and urban development (HUD) pursuant to section 7(D), department of housing and urban development act, 42 USC 3533(D), title VI, housing and community development act of 1974 (42 USC 5401) and amendments thereto are hereby adopted as manufactured housing unit construction and safety standards for the city of Tombstone. (Ord. 3-1988)
   B.   As of the effective date of this section, the building official shall issue no building permit for the installation of any manufactured housing unit within the city unless said manufactured housing unit can be proven to comply with the standards set forth in subsection A of this section and is less than ten (10) years old. This prohibition shall also apply to any manufactured housing unit installation permit to be issued for the relation of a manufactured housing unit within the city. (Ord. 2-1995, 3-28-1995; amd. Ord. 3-1988)
   C.   Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the same shall be treated as a class 3 misdemeanor. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
   D.   It shall be the responsibility of the permit applicants to demonstrate to the building official that any manufactured housing unit for which an installation permit is requested is in compliance with the standards set forth in subsection A of this section and is less than ten (10) years old. Proof of compliance shall include:
      1.   A decal certifying that the manufactured housing unit has been inspected and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the United States department of housing.
      2.   Urban development (HUD) in effect at the date of manufacture. Said date of manufacture shall not be more than ten (10) years prior to the date of application for the building permit for installation of the manufactured housing unit. (Ord. 2-1995, 3-28-1995)
3-1-16: FENCES:
The building inspector shall issue no building permit for the installation of any fence, within the city limits, which is in excess of six feet (6') in height. (Ord. 4-1996, 7-15-1996)
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