[R.O. 2011 § 500.010; R.O. 2009
§ 150.001; CC 1981 § 5-6; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 10-152 § 1, 7-21-2010]
A.
The Department of Community Development
shall be responsible for issuing building, electrical, mechanical
and plumbing permits in accordance with the provisions of this Code
and any other City ordinance and shall be responsible for the building,
electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections as provided for by
the provisions of this Code and any other City ordinance.
B.
The Director of Community Development shall
be the official in charge of the codes adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
The Director of Community Development in accordance with the prescribed
procedures of the City of St. Charles shall have the authority to
appoint the Building Official, related technical officers, inspectors,
plans examiners and other employees as necessary to enforce the codes.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.020; R.O. 2009
§ 150.002; Ord. No. 04-192, 8-13-2004; Ord. No. 06-91, 4-26-2006; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007; Ord.
No. 08-127, 6-18-2008]
The Directors of Public Works or
Community Development shall have the power to order all work to be
stopped on any building(s) or structure(s) where such work is being
done in violation of any provision of the City Code or where work
is being done in the development as a whole that is in violation of
any provision of the City Code. Such order shall stop work on all
projects the subject contractor or subcontractor is currently engaged
in at the discretion of the Mayor. Such stop orders may be given orally
and may be enforced when so given, provided however, that any oral
stop-work order shall be followed by a written order within two (2)
hours. Copies of the written stop-work order shall be provided to
all members of the City Council within eight (8) hours of the order
being issued. All work that is stopped shall not be resumed except
upon permission of the Mayor. All members of the City Council shall
be informed, within eight (8) hours, once the Mayor has granted permission
to resume all stopped work. Written stop orders may be served by any
Police Officer, Director of Public Works, Assistant Director of Public
Works, City Engineer, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Assistant
Project Managers, Street Superintendent, Assistant Street Superintendent,
Street Supervisors, Water Systems Manager, Water Distribution Supervisor,
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor or any Community Development Department
employee and may be served by personal service or by posting on the
premises affected.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.030; R.O. 2009
§ 150.003; CC 1981 § 5-7; Ord. No. 90-24, 2-7-1990]
Building permit fees shall not be
assessed for construction projects of the City of St. Charles.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.033; Ord. No. 10-152 § 2, 7-21-2010]
[R.O. 2011 § 500.035; Ord. No. 10-152 § 3, 7-21-2010]
A.
Building permits are valid for a twelve-month
period from the date of issuance and may be extended for an additional
six-month period with the approval of the Director of Community Development,
at no additional cost, if in the opinion of the Director of Community
Development work is proceeding and the applicant needs additional
time to complete the project or the applicant was unduly delayed through
no fault of the applicant. The Mayor may extend a building permit
for additional six-month periods upon the recommendation of the Director
of Community Development.
B.
Once construction starts, if no building
inspections have occurred within a six-month period, the permit shall
be deemed to have expired. The site of an expired building permit
shall be posted with a stop-work order and all construction shall
cease until such time as a new building permit is issued, including
payment of the full cost of the building permit.
C.
Any uncompleted construction project for
which a building permit has been expired for a period of six (6) months
may be ordered to be removed or enclosed.
