(a) There is hereby established the position of Building Inspector.
(b) The duties of the Building Inspector shall include:
(1) General building construction inspections, including plumbing, heating, sanitary and storm sewer inspection and zoning requirements;
(2) Investigation of complaints and violations of the Zoning or Building Code; and
(3) Perform such duties as may be assigned to the Building Inspector by the Director of Inspection, Mayor or the Assistant Director, including reviewing plans, specifications and prints and determining fees to be charged to applicants for permits.
(c) The Building Inspector shall be employed full-time or part-time by the City as needed.
(d) A full-time Building Inspector position shall be classified in the noncompetitive civil service classification. A part-time Building Inspector position shall be unclassified. The Building Inspector shall have a minimum of three years of related trades, general construction or prior building department experience with a certified building department. As a condition of employment, the Building Inspector at a minimum shall be certified by the State of Ohio, Department of Industrial Relations, Board of Building Standards or Health Department in one of the following areas:
(1) Electrical Safety Inspector;
(2) Class III Building Inspector; or
(3) Plumbing Inspector.
(e) This section shall prevail over Codified Ordinance Section 141.04(b) and any other section of the Codified Ordinances in conflict herewith. (Ord. 1995-54. Passed 3-2-95.)