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(A) Duties. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to enforce all state and local laws pursuant to G.S. §§ 160D-1104.
(B) Reports. The Director shall make a monthly report of all inspections.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-56) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 11-26-1990; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
(A) State Building Code. The State Building Code as adopted by the State Building Code Council under G.S. Chapter 143, § 143-138, Article 9, is recognized as and shall constitute the building ordinance in the county applicable to all buildings covered thereby and as herein modified.
(B) North Carolina Residential Code. The North Carolina Residential Code, adopted by the State of North Carolina, is recognized as and shall constitute the building ordinance in the county applicable to one- and two-family residences and outbuildings connected therewith.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-57) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
Should any controversy arise relating to the interpretation of any section of the state’s Building Code, or any other provisions of this chapter, the installer may exercise his or her rights of appeal as prescribed in the state’s Building Code.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-58) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to regulate farm buildings, as defined in § 150.002.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-59) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
(A) No person shall locate, erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair or relocate any building, structure or utility or change the type occupancy thereof, or establish or change any land use or cause same to be performed without first having obtained a permit from the Division for the specific work to be performed or use to be established.
(B) No person shall install, replace or relocate any electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating or cooling utility, material, appliances or equipment without first having obtained a permit from the Division for the specific work to be performed.
(C) The other permits required by any other county or state agency shall be obtained.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-60) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 6-18-1990) Penalty, see § 150.999
(A) Bona fide farms. A building permit shall not be required for bona fide farm buildings (not including farm dwellings) or uses which have been exempted in § 150.038.
(B) Public utility. A permit shall not be required of a public utility duly franchised in the county for the repair and maintenance of the equipment and facilities used in the distribution of the utility.
(C) Signs. A permit shall not be required for the painting, repainting or cleaning of an existing advertising structure, or the changing of the advertising copy or the message unless a structural change is to be made. Other exemptions for signs are as prescribed in the County’s Unified Development Ordinance.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-62) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
(A) Only persons duly licensed under the state statutes or their authorized representative or persons otherwise exempted under the statutes may apply for a permit.
(B) Any application filed for a permit or a permit issued not in compliance with these requirements will be deemed to be improper and shall be determined invalid.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-63) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 6-18-1990; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
Statutory reference:
Contractors, see G.S. Ch. 87
(A) The term INSPECTION, as referred to in this section, shall mean the necessary scrutiny and checking of regulated work to determine where or not the installation has been made in conformity with state and local laws and building codes governing the construction, addition to, installation, repair and renovation of building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems. Codes used will be the North Carolina Codes current at the time of issuance of the permit. The inspector shall have and use the necessary instruments, tools and documentation to inspect all permitted work.
(B) Required inspections shall be scheduled as set forth in § 150.050 or as specifically dictated by the work being performed on the particular permitted project. It shall be the duty of the permit holder, owner, or contractor to schedule the inspections when the work is ready for inspection and to provide access and means for the inspections. No work may be covered or concealed until approval is issued by the inspector.
(C) Additional inspection, or inspection trips, made necessary through the failure of any contractor or property owner to give specific location of work to be inspected, or failure to properly perform work, or to otherwise create conditions making the additional inspection or trips necessary, are hereby designated extra code enforcement inspections or re-inspections. For each extra code enforcement inspection or re-inspection, a fee fixed from time to time by the Board of Commissioners shall be charged against and paid by the contractor or property owner to the county.
(D) Work may not proceed beyond the point of inspection until an approval is granted by the code enforcement official. Upon inspection, the inspection official shall make the inspection and indicate if the work complies with all current building codes or if deficiencies are found, shall provide a written list of such. No work may proceed until the deficiencies are corrected, inspected and approved.
(E) Independent inspections by a North Carolina registered design professional may be authorized by the code officials under the conditions and guidelines of Chapter 1 of the North Carolina Administrative Code and G.S. § 160D-1106.
(F) Persons desiring to appeal the ruling of an inspection may do so under the conditions and guidelines of the county Inspections Appeals Policy and G.S. §§ 143-140 and 143-141.
(1984 Code, § 2-4-64) (Ord. passed 8-6-1979; Ord. passed 6-18-1990; Ord. passed 4-19-2021)
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