[Amended 10-8-1975 by L.L. No. 10-1975]
There shall be and there hereby is established
a Department of Buildings. There shall be a Commissioner of Buildings
who shall be a member of the Board of Trustees and who shall be appointed
by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, including
the Mayor, for such term as the Board of Trustees shall determine
by resolution. He shall be the head of the Department, shall have
general jurisdiction over and control of the administration of the
Department of Buildings and shall have general supervision over the
duties performed by and charged by this article to the Department.
A.
The Building Inspector shall be under the direction
of the Commissioner of Buildings. He shall be appointed from a civil
service list of positions of Chief Building Inspector in the open
competitive class or from such other eligible civil service list of
positions in the competitive class as the Civil Service Commission
may designate or allocate. The Building Inspector shall be a person
who shall have had at least five years of practical experience in
and with the construction or design of structures and buildings and
in and with building materials or must be a licensed professional
engineer or architect.
B.
The Building Inspector shall be appointed by the Commissioner
of Buildings with the consent of the Board of Trustees at a compensation
to be fixed by the Board of Trustees. He shall not be removed from
office or otherwise subject to any penalty or discipline, except for
incompetency or misconduct shown after a public hearing before the
Board of Trustees. Said public hearing shall not be held until:
(1)
After the Building Inspector has been served with
a copy of the specific charges preferred against him.
(2)
At least eight days have elapsed after service thereof,
during which time the Building Inspector shall be allowed to serve
on the Commissioner of Buildings a written answer to the charges.
C.
The Building Inspector, except when otherwise directed
by the Commissioner of Buildings, shall:
(2)
Receive all applications and issue all permits authorized
or required by said Zoning Ordinance relating to the construction,
alteration or removal of buildings or structures.
(3)
Issue all notices and orders and make all inspections
which are necessary and proper for the carrying out of his duties
and for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of said
Zoning Ordinance relating to the construction, alteration or removal
of buildings and structures.
The Building Inspector, with the consent of
the Commissioner of Buildings, may appoint or employ one or more Deputy
Building Inspectors. Their duties shall be determined by the Building
Inspector. Their compensation shall be fixed by the Commissioner of
Buildings.[1]
