14.14A.030 Enforcement.

(1)    General.

(a)    Administration. The director of public services, hereinafter the building official, together with his/her agents, are authorized to enforce the provisions of this code.

(b)    Inspections. The district health officer, the fire marshal and the building official are hereby authorized to make such inspections and to take such actions as may be required to enforce the provisions of this code.

(c)    Right of Entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this code, or whenever the building official or his authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any condition or code violation which makes such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the building official or his authorized representative may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the building official by this code; provided, that if such building or premises be occupied, he shall first present proper credentials and request entry; and if such building or premises be unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If such entry is refused, the building official or his authorized representative shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.

“Authorized representative” shall include the officers named in subsection (1)(b) of this section and their authorized inspection personnel.

(2)    Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. All buildings or portions thereof which are determined after inspection by the building official to be dangerous as defined in this code are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 14.14A.050 et seq. of this code.

(3)    Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code.

(4)    Inspection of Work. Outbuildings or structures within the scope of this code and all construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official in accordance with and in the manner provided for in Section 109 of the International Building Code.

(5)    Appeals. Appeals of orders issued pursuant to this chapter shall be in compliance with the provisions of Clark County Code Sections 32.08.040 through 32.08.080 which are, by this reference, incorporated herein.

Except for vacation orders made pursuant to Section 14.14A.050(3) of this chapter, enforcement of any notice and order of the building official issued under this code shall be stayed during the pendency of any appeal therefrom which is properly and timely filed. (Sec. 3 of Ord. 1990-02-23; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-09-13)