Chapter 2.12
BUILDING OFFICIAL

Sections:

2.12.010    Office established – Duties.

2.12.020    Records.

2.12.010 Office established – Duties.

There is created the office of building offi­cial, a subdivision of the community services department. The mayor shall appoint a duly qualified person to the office of building offi­cial.

The building official is an executive officer. He shall have such job qualifications as the mayor shall designate. The duties of the building official shall include: issuing building permits, monitoring and enforcing compliance with NBMC Title 15 as it relates to buildings and construction, monitoring and enforcing compliance with NBMC Title 18 as it relates to zoning restrictions, advising the mayor and council as to new developments in construc­tion standards, enforcement and recommend­ing improvements to the city’s standards and enforcement procedures, to act as a member of the technical review committee (TRC), super­vision of building inspectors and permit coor­dinators, and such other duties as may from time be delegated to the building inspector by the mayor. (Ord. 988 § 2 (part), 1996: Ord. 638 §§ 2, 3, 4, 1984).

2.12.020 Records.

The building official shall maintain in his office all building permits issued, applications for building permits, nonconforming uses in the city, and certificates of occupancy issued by him, which shall be open to the public for inspection. The building permits, certificates of occupancy, and applications for building permits shall be issued as provided for in Chapter 15.04 NBMC, Building Code, includ­ing amendments thereto. The building official shall keep a record of each and every identifi­able complaint of a violation of any of the pro­visions of this chapter and NBMC Title 18, the action taken consequent to any such com­plaint, which records shall be open to the pub­lic for inspection, unless exempted from disclosure by law. (Ord. 988 § 2 (part), 1996: Ord. 336 § 6.02, 1970).