[Adopted 2-18-1970 as portion of Ord. No. 1970-2 (Ch. 57, Art. III, of the 1977 Code)]
A.
The office of Building Inspector shall continue as
heretofore, and he shall be the executive official in charge of building
administration and shall be known as the "Building Inspector."
B.
The Building Inspector shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the Council. His appointment shall
continue during good behavior and satisfactory service, and he shall
not be removed from office except on specific charges after a hearing.
The present Inspector shall continue as such until the end of his
term. His term of office shall be for one year.
C.
During temporary absence or disability of the Building
Inspector, the appointing authority shall designate an Acting Building
Inspector.
D.
An Assistant Building Inspector shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
To be eligible to appointment as Building Inspector,
the candidate for the position shall have had experience as an architect,
structural engineer, carpenter, mason or superintendent of building
construction.
A.
The Building Inspector shall receive all applications
required by the Building Code,[1] issue permits and furnish the prescribed certificates.
He shall examine premises for which permits have been issued and shall
make necessary inspections to see that the provisions of law are complied
with and the construction is prosecuted properly and safely. He shall
enforce all provisions of the Building Code. He shall, when requested
by proper authority or when the public interest so requires, make
investigations in connection with the matters referred to in the Building
Code and render written reports on the same. To enforce compliance
with the law, to remove illegal or unsafe conditions, to secure the
necessary safeguards during construction or to require adequate exit
facilities in buildings and structures, he shall issue such notices
or orders as may be necessary.
B.
Inspections required under the provisions of the Building
Code shall be made by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector
may accept reports from other qualified or recognized inspection services
after investigation of their qualifications and reliability. No certificates
called for by any provision of the Building Code shall be issued on
such reports unless the same are in writing and certified by a responsible
person of such service.
C.
The Building Inspector shall keep comprehensive reports
of applications, of permits issued, of inspections made or reports
rendered and of notices or orders issued. He shall retain on file
copies of required plans and all documents relating to building work
so long as any part of the building or structure to which they relate
may be in existence. All such records shall be open to public inspection,
for good and sufficient reasons, at the stated office hours, but shall
not be removed from the office of the Building Inspector without his
written consent.
D.
The Building Inspector shall make written reports
to his immediate superior once each month, including statements of
permits, certificates issued and orders promulgated.
The Building Inspector may request and shall
receive, so far as may be necessary in the discharge of his duties,
the assistance and cooperation of other officials of the municipality.
The Building Inspector, in the discharge of
his duties and upon proper identification, shall have the authority
to enter any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour.
The Inspector shall issue a receipt for all
funds received, which funds shall be deposited monthly with the Borough
Treasurer.
There is hereby created the office of Deputy
Building Inspector, which shall be filled by the Borough Clerk and
who shall have the power to issue building permits only in connection
with applications which do not require the submission and approval
of plans and specifications. The salaries of the Building Inspector,
the Deputy Building Inspector and Assistant Building Inspector shall
be determined annually by the Mayor and Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on
file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
