No oversight or dereliction of duty on the part of the Supervising Building and Plumbing Inspector or on the part of any employee of the Building Inspection Department shall legalize the erection, construction, alteration, removal of, use or occupancy of a building or structure that does not conform to the applicable building or plumbing laws, ordinances or regulations, or that does not conform to the provisions of an application, plans or specifications on the basis of which a building permit or plumbing permit was issued, or that does not conform to the applicable provisions of Chapter 260, Zoning.
No official or employee of the Building Inspection
Department shall, while acting pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter, be personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons
or property as the result of any act required or permitted in the
discharge of his official duties, provided that such acts are performed
in good faith and without gross negligence.
A.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision
of this code invalid in whole or part, the effect of such decision
shall be limited to those provisions which are expressly stated in
the decision to be invalid, and all other provisions of this code
shall continue to be separately and fully effective.
B.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the application
of any provision of this code to any building, other structure or
tract of land to be invalid in whole or part, the effect of such decision
shall be limited to the person, property or situation involved, and
the application of any such provisions to any other person, property
or situation shall not be affected.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon
filing with the Secretary of State's office.
