[R.O. 2013 §500.090; CC 1984 §4-6; Ord. No. 202 §§1 — 4, 9-5-1941; Ord. No. 525 §1, 2-5-1973; Ord. No. 860 §1, 11-19-1986; Ord. No. 880 §1, 6-1-1987; Ord. No. 902 §1, 12-16-1987; Ord. No. 1050 §2, 11-20-1991; Ord. No. 2014, 7-16-2018; Ord. No.
2026, 1-22-2019; Ord. No. 2031, 3-4-2019; Ord. No. 2064, 9-29-2020]
A.
Building Permits. The fee for a building permit shall be based on
the estimated cost of construction of the project and shall be charged
at the rate of eight dollars ($8.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00),
or fraction thereof, of the estimated cost of the work to be done.
The minimum total fee for any building permit shall not be less
than seventy-nine dollars ($79.00) where one (1) inspection and no
plan review is required and one hundred nine dollars ($109.00) where
plan review is required with one (1) inspection. Where a minimum of
two (2) inspections are required, the minimum total building permit
fee shall be one hundred twenty-six dollars ($126.00) where no plan
review is required, and one hundred fifty-six dollars ($156.00) where
plan review is required with (2) two inspections.
A building permit and inspection fee for permits, with a total
estimated cost of construction in excess of six hundred and eighty
thousand dollars ($680,000.00) shall be computed at the rate of three
dollars and sixty cents ($3.60) per thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of
the total estimated cost of construction.
Additional inspection fees shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
per inspection.
Additional incurred costs to the City for off-site, third party
plan examination shall be documented and added to the permit fee.
The Code Enforcement Official is authorized to estimate the
total cost of construction of a structure, building or project, by
multiplying the total floor area of the structure in square feet by
an appropriate square foot cost rate. Structures or projects for which
it is impractical to estimate the total construction cost by said
square foot cost method shall be estimated by applying current, commonly
accepted unit cost figures to the various components in a commonly
accepted manner. In lieu of determining the total cost of construction
as outlined above, the Code Enforcement Official may accept a bona
fide contract or any affidavit of the owner of the building structure
or project, in which the total cost of construction, including site
improvements related to the permit, is verified by applicant and owner.
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Any owner, agent, contractor or occupant who commences or allows
commencement of work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical
or plumbing system before obtaining the required issued permit, shall
be subject to an investigation fee in addition to the required permit
fees established by the Code Official, totaling no more than double
the required permit fee.
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MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PERMIT FEES
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Permit Type
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Fee
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Remarks
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Demolition, single-family and accessory structure
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$130.00
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Each building or structure
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Demolition, all others
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$500.00
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Each building or structure
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Driveway curb cut/apron
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$48.00
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Includes two (2) inspections
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Excavation deposit (public right-of-way)
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$750.00 deposit per hole
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Excavation permit (public right-of-way)
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$130.00
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Includes inspections
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Fence permit
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$48.00
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Includes inspection
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Foundation or footing permit of letter
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$100.00
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Value of foundation to be included in building permit calculation
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Grading permit
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$150.00
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Includes two (2) inspections
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Moving of building permit
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$500.00
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Parking lot permit
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$130.00
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Includes one (1) inspection
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Duplication of building or plumbing permit cards
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$25.00
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Sign Permits:
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Each sign up to 100 square feet.
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$127.00
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Includes two (2) inspections
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Each sign over 100 square feet
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$188.00
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Includes two (2) inspections
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Wall or marquee type fifty (50) square feet or less
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$86.00
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Includes one (1) inspection
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Temporary sign or banner permit
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$40.00
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B.
Plumbing Permits. The plumbing or sewer permit fee may be calculated
by either the cost-of-construction method at the rate of eight dollars
($8.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or fraction thereof,
of the estimated cost of the work to be done, plus twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for each inspection.
Or, at the option of the Code Enforcement Official, the minimum
total permit fee shall be seventy-nine dollars ($79.00) where one
(1) inspection and no plan review is required and one hundred nine
dollars ($109.00) where plan review is required with one (1) inspection.
Where a minimum of two (2) inspections are required, the minimum total
permit fee shall be one hundred twenty-six dollars ($126.00) where
no plan review is required, and one hundred fifty-six dollars ($156.00)
where plan review is required with two (2) inspections.
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MISCELLANEOUS PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
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Permit Type
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Fee
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Remarks
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Domestic water heater
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$49.00 (total)
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C.
Occupancy Inspection And Permit Fees.
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OCCUPANCY INSPECTION AND PERMIT FEES
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Permit Type
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Fee
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Remarks
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New structure occupancy inspection
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N/C
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Included in building permit costs
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Residential Inspections:
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Property maintenance (re-occupancy) single-family structures
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$75.00
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Includes original inspection and one (1) re-inspection; $25.00
for additional inspections
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$150.00
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If occupied w/out permit
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Property maintenance (re-occupancy) one (1) level dwelling units
of multi-family (4 or more dwelling units) buildings
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$50.00
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Includes original inspection and one (1) re-inspection; $25.00
for additional inspections
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$100.00
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If occupied w/out permit
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Commercial Inspections:
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Property maintenance (re-occupancy)
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$100.00
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Includes original inspection and one (1) re-inspection; $25.00
for additional inspections
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$200.00
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If occupied w/out permit
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All Occupancy Permit Applications:
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$25.00
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Residential and commercial
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Duplication or amendment of occupancy permits
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$10.00
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At the option of the Code Enforcement Official, excessive Code
enforcement re-inspections for Code compliance can be assessed at
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each.
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D.
Miscellaneous Administrative Fees.
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MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
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Item
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Fee
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Remarks
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Amending building, plumbing and special use permits
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$30.00
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Property Maintenance Board of Adjustment hearings
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$150.00
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Building/Plumbing Permit Board of Adjustment Hearings
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$250.00
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Zoning ordinance amendments/conditional use permit application
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$50.00
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Plus a one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) processing fee. To be
deposited in an interest bearing account with itemized statement of
any processing costs documented for applicant.
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Zoning change
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$500.00
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Zoning Code amendment
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$500.00
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Special use permit
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$500.00
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Special use permit amendment
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$500.00
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Planning and Zoning site plan review
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$300.00
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Any owner, agent, contractor or occupant who commences or allows
occupancy, commencement of work on a building, structure, electrical,
gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the required issued
permit, shall be subject to an investigation fee in addition to the
required permit fees established by the Code Official, totaling no
more than double the required permit fee.
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[R.O. 2013 §500.100; CC 1984 §4-9; Ord. No. 297 §§1 — 3, 1-7-1955]
A.
No
land shall be occupied or used and no residential building hereafter
erected or structurally altered shall be occupied or used in whole
or in part for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate has been
applied for and issued by the Code Enforcement Officer stating that
the building and use comply with the provisions of the Building Code
and the health ordinances of the City. No change of use shall be made
in any building or part thereof now or hereafter erected or structurally
altered without a permit for same being issued therefor by the Code
Enforcement Officer; and no permit shall be issued for such unless
the changes are in conformity with the Building Code and are approved
by the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Certificates
for occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincidentally with
the application for a building permit, and shall be issued within
ten (10) days after the lawful erection or alteration of the building
is completed. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in
the office of the Code Enforcement Officer and copies shall be furnished
on request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest
in the building affected.
C.
No
permit for excavation for, or the erection or alteration of, any building
shall be issued before the application has been made for a certificate
of occupancy and compliance, and no building or premises shall be
occupied until that certificate and the permit are issued.
[R.O. 2013 §500.110; CC 1984 §4-9.1; Ord. No. 1029 §§1 — 15, 5-6-1991; Ord. No. 1559 §1, 6-3-2002]
A.
Purpose. The general purpose of this Section is to protect
the public health and safety and to promote the general welfare of
the public and those persons having occasion to occupy or use non-residential
buildings or portions thereof. These general objectives include, among
others, the following specific purposes:
B.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
BASEMENT
GARAGE
INFESTATION
OPERATOR
OWNER
1.
2.
PERSON
PREMISES
REFUSE
SUPPLIED
Definitions. For
the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
A detached structure subordinate to the main or principal
structure and located on the same lot, the use of which is customarily
incidental to the main building.
A portion of a building located partly underground, next
below the principal floor.
A building or structure, or portion thereof, for parking
or storage of private automobiles of not more than nine (9) passenger
capacity each and not including provisions for the repair and servicing
of automobiles.
The presence within or around a building of any insects,
rodents or other pests.
Any person who has charge, care or control of a building,
or part thereof.
Any person who alone, or jointly or severally with others:
Shall have legal title to any building or space with or without
accompanying actual possession thereof; or
Shall have charge, care or control of any building or space,
as owner, agent of the owner, or as executor, executrix, administrator,
administratrix, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any
such person representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply
with the provisions of this Article to the same extent as if he/she
were the owner.
Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals. It shall
also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other
representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any Section of this Article prescribing
a penalty or fine as to partnerships or associations, the word shall
include the partners or members thereof who are responsible for any
violation of such Section.
The platted lot or part thereof or unplatted lot or parcel
of land either occupied or unoccupied by any building or structure.
Combustible and non-combustible waste materials and garbage
and the term shall include the residue from the burning of coal, wood
or coke; or other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin
cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust.
Paid for, furnished or provided by or under the control of
the owner or operator.
C.
Inspections. The Code Enforcement Officer shall make inspections
to determine the condition of buildings, spaces, accessory structures
and premises located within the City, in order that he/she may perform
his/her duty of safeguarding the health and safety of the occupants
of the buildings and general public. For the purpose of making such
inspections, the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized:
1.
To enter, examine and survey at all reasonable times all buildings,
spaces, accessory structures and their premises at all reasonable
times for the purpose of such inspection, examination and survey;
and
2.
To enter, examine and inspect all buildings in which there is a change
in occupancy or ownership.
D.
Responsibilities Of Owners.
1.
Every owner of a building shall:
a.
Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition all interior and exterior
walks and steps, and any other shared or public areas of the building
and premises.
b.
Maintain landscaping in all landscaped spaces in good condition including
trimming of trees and shrubbery and the prompt replacement of dead
or diseased planting. All areas between non-residential buildings
and adjacent streets intended as landscaped areas shall be provided
with landscaping as required and approved by Code Enforcement Officer.
c.
Keep premises and buildings free from infestation by prohibiting
and alleviating conditions around buildings and yards conducive to
infestation.
d.
Provide at least one (1) refuse container for each building, unless
additional containers or other methods are deemed necessary by the
Code Enforcement Officer for sanitary storage of refuse.
2.
When, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, it becomes
necessary to expedite refuse collections because of the accumulation
of refuse requiring an excessive number of containers, which constitute
either an unsightly, unsanitary or hazardous condition in connection
with any building within the City, the owner of said building shall,
upon being directed, furnish a tank-type container or containers of
a size and number sufficient to contain refuse between collections
as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer, and such container
shall be maintained in a hygienic and satisfactory condition and be
placed at a collection point approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Screening shall be provided if deemed necessary by the Code Enforcement
Officer.
E.
Heat. All owners who rent or let floor space on terms expressed
or implied to furnish heat to the tenants or occupants thereof shall
furnish and are required to maintain, during the months of September,
October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May
of each year sufficient heat in the rooms or space so occupied to
produce a temperature of not less than sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit
(68°F) during the hours between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of each
day or when the building is occupied, including, but not limited to,
breakrooms, common areas and restroom facilities.
F.
Infestation. Extermination shall be the responsibility of
the owner in buildings where infestation has occurred.
G.
Discontinuance Of Service. No owner, operator or occupant
shall cause any supplied service, facility, equipment or utility to
be removed or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied unit
let or occupied by him/her except for such temporary interruption
as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process,
or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is
approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
H.
Occupancy Permit.
1.
No person shall hereafter occupy, nor shall any owner or agent thereof
permit the occupation of, any commercial building, or addition thereto
or part thereof, for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy
has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. Every owner, agent
or manager of any building, or addition thereto, shall inform the
Code Enforcement Officer whenever any portion of said building becomes
vacant, and request an inspection thereof under the provisions of
this Article. The certificate of occupancy so issued shall state that
the occupancy complies with all provisions of this Article.
2.
No person shall knowingly make any false statement in an application
for an occupancy permit.
I.
Responsibilities Of Occupants. The occupants or tenants
of all spaces in buildings shall:
1.
Maintain the building or that portion of the building under his/her
control in a clean and sanitary condition unless the owner is required
to do so in writing.
2.
Exercise proper use and reasonable care of the building or his/her
portion thereof and each item, facility or piece of equipment provided
for his/her use by the owner.
3.
Exterminate rodents or insects (except termites) when his/her building
or portion thereof is the only one infested.
4.
Dispose of all refuse in approved containers. The level of the contents
shall be kept at least four (4) inches from the top. Care shall be
exercised by the user to avoid spillage, and if it occurs, he/she
shall clean it promptly and restore the premises to a clean and sanitary
condition.
5.
Maintain all plumbing fixtures in his/her building or portion thereof
in a clean and sanitary condition and be responsible for the exercise
of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.
J.
General Requirements. The owner of every non-residential
building of any type shall be responsible for the following:
1.
Foundations, walls and roofs. Every foundation,
exterior wall and roof shall be weather-tight, water-tight and rodent-proof
and shall be kept in a good state of maintenance and repair.
2.
Windows and doors. Every window and exterior door
shall be reasonably weather-tight, water-tight and kept in sound working
condition and good repair and all windows to be free of cracks and
breaks.
3.
Maintenance of interior walls. Every interior wall,
floor, partition and ceiling shall be kept in a good state of repair
and maintenance so as to permit them to be kept in a clean, sanitary
and safe condition.
4.
Rainwater drainage. All rainwater shall be so drained
and conveyed from every roof so as not to cause dampness in the walls,
ceilings or floors of any room or space.
5.
Protection of exterior surfaces. All exterior wood
or metal surfaces and gutters shall be protected from the elements
and against decay or rust by paint or other approved protective coating
applied in a workmanlike manner and free of chips and peeling paint
and where painted be done uniformly.
6.
Stairways and porches. Every inside or outside stairway
and appurtenance thereto shall be kept in sound condition and in a
good state of maintenance and repair.
7.
Public hallways and exits.
a.
All public hallways and stairs required as exits shall have emergency
lights, shall be maintained free of obstructions with exit signs in
compliance with the requirements of the Building and Fire Codes.
b.
All exit stairways extending to the basement shall be separated from
the basement with a metal or approved fire door as required by the
applicable Building and Fire Codes.
8.
Maintenance of plumbing. Every plumbing fixture,
water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained in
a sanitary working condition, free from defects and obstructions.
9.
Toilet and bathroom floor surface. Every water closet
compartment, bathroom or restroom floor surface shall be constructed
and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water, and so
as to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary
condition.
10.
Heating facilities. Every building shall have heating
facilities which are properly installed and maintained in a safe and
good working condition and are capable of safely and adequately heating
all occupiable rooms to the temperature required.
11.
Water heater. Every building shall have water heating
facilities capable of and supplying hot water of not less than one
hundred twenty degrees (120°) to each toilet room, breakroom or
other common facility.
12.
Electrical facilities. All electrical wiring, fixtures
and receptacles shall be maintained in a safe condition and in compliance
with the Electrical Code. All existing electrical panels shall be
adequate to safely provide fusing to the building circuits.
K.
Light And Ventilation. Light and ventilation in restrooms
and toilet rooms shall meet the requirements of the Building Code.
L.
Accessory Structures And Yard Areas. All accessory buildings
and structures including retaining walls, fences and planting boxes
shall be maintained in a good state of repair.
M.
Written Notice. Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer determines
that there has been a violation of any provision of this Section,
he/she shall give notice of such alleged violation to the persons
responsible therefor, as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:
1.
Be in writing;
2.
State the violations or the conditions to be rectified;
3.
Allow a reasonable specified time for the performance of any act
it requires; and
4.
Be served upon the owner or his/her agent, or the occupant, as the
case may require, provided that such notice shall be deemed to be
properly served upon such owner or agent or upon such occupant if
a copy thereof is served upon him/her personally; or if a copy thereof
is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known
address; or if a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in
or about the structure or premises affected by the notice.
N.
Fees. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the
City and shall accompany each request for inspection of a non-residential
building or portion thereof. However, if the inspection is performed
after occupancy has occurred, the fee shall be one hundred dollars
($100.00).
[R.O. 2013 §500.120; CC 1984 §7-104; Ord. No. 900 §18, 12-7-1987; Ord. No. 1558 §1, 6-3-2002]
A.
Inspection
fees shall be as follows:
1.
Single-family dwellings. A fee of thirty-five dollars
($35.00) shall be paid to the City by the builder or new resident
and shall accompany each request for inspections of a single-family
dwelling.
2.
Rental houses and multi-family dwellings. Except
as otherwise provided, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection
shall be paid by the owner to the City and shall accompany each request
for inspection of a dwelling unit. However, if the inspection is performed
after occupancy has occurred, the fee shall be one hundred dollars
($100.00) paid by the owner.
[R.O. 2013 §500.130; CC 1984 §7-103; Ord. No. 900 §17, 12-7-1987]
Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, the electric,
plumbing and heating facilities as well as general building conditions
of the premises sought to be occupied shall be inspected and found
to meet City standards. If the premises inspected meet City standards,
a certificate of compliance shall be issued, which certificate shall
be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of the last inspection
performed.
