Chapter 16.35
CONSTRUCTION HOURS

Sections:

16.35.010    Hours of construction.

16.35.020    Minimum inspection charges after hours.

16.35.010 Hours of construction.

A. Except as permitted in subsection B of this section, any construction activity in conjunction with any approved permits, including but not limited to building permits, utility permits, grading permits or land use certification permits shall be permitted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding weekdays that are legal holidays when no such construction activity shall be permitted.

B. Construction activity may be permitted outside the hourly limits set forth in subsection A only upon application and approval by the City Building Official or by the Director of Public Works. Criteria for approval shall include project remoteness, undue hardship or other reasonable standards. Approval may only be for specific dates and times and under terms that the approving official deems appropriate under the circumstances.

C. Each violation by any person, corporation, or other business or nonprofit entity in connection with the approved permit, of the construction hourly limit set forth in subsection A or of limited approval granted under subsection B of this section shall be civil infraction and shall result in a $500.00 civil fine. (Ord. 1899 § 1, 1991).

16.35.020 Minimum inspection charges after hours.

If any City Code Inspector is required by an approved permit applicant or agent thereof to inspect a project outside the hourly limits set forth in IMC 16.35.010(A), then the approved applicant shall be billed by the City for the inspector’s time at a rate of $45.00 per hour and for a minimum time of 4 hours. Hereafter on every second year following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the City Department of Public Works shall recommend to the City Council a new reasonable hourly range based upon inflation and customary similar charges in neighboring cities. (Ord. 1899 § 1, 1991).