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Chapter 28 Continued: Fire
Prevention and Building Code Administration
§ 28-9. Stop-work orders.
A. The Code Enforcement
Official may order any construction under a permit to stop where there
exists a violation of plans, specifications or applicable laws or an unsafe
or unsanitary condition at the construction site.
B. A stop-work order
shall be effective immediately upon personal
service on any owner
or agent named on the application for permit or on the second day after
delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address set
forth on the application.
§ 28-10. Revocation
of permit.
A permit may be revoked
by the Code Enforcement Official where:
A. There exists a false
statement or misrepresentation of a material fact on the application or
accompanying material.
B. The permit was issued
in error under applicable law.
C. Construction does
not comply with applicable laws.
D. There is a failure
or refusal to comply with a stop-work order.
§ 28-11. Right of entry.
Issuance of a permit shall
give the Code Enforcement Official or designated agent the right to enter
the construction site an-or buildings on the site to inspect and compliance
with applicable law.
§ 28-12. Certificate
of occupancy.
A. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to use or occupy any building or structure
or portion thereof in violation of any provision of the Uniform Code or
to use or occupy any building, structure or part thereof in a manner inconsistent
with the terms of the current certificate of occupancy authorizing such
use.
B. In order to ensure
that all work authorized by a building permit complies with the conditions
of the permit and the Uniform Code and this chapter and the Village Codes,
the Code Enforcement Official shall conduct a final inspection of premises
before issuing a certificate of occupancy.
C. Ace of certificate
of occupancy. A certificate of occupancy is required for any of the following;
(1) Occupancy and use
of a building erected, altered, moved or extended or upon which work has
been performed which requires a building permit
(2) Change in use of
an existing building, as defined in Part 701 of the Uniform Code.
(3) Conversion of any
premises for use as an off-street parking area.
D. Conditional certificate
of occupancy. Where construction under a building permit is substantially
complete and the building may be occupied without endangering the health,
safety an-or security of any person or persons, the Code Enforcement Official
may, upon written request, grant a conditional certificate of occupancy
which shall be valid for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days. After
November 1 in any year, a conditional certificate of occupancy may also
be granted, upon written request, for a period not to extend beyond June
1 of the following year, to permit completion of all work considered seasonal
in nature.
28-13. Certificate of compliance.
A. A certificate of compliance
shall be required as follows:
(1) Any installation
of equipment in any building other than a one- or two-family dwelling.
(2) Installation of any
solid fuel burning appliance in any building before routine operation of
said equipment
(3) Any construction
affecting the material structure of a building where a certificate of occupancy
is not required.
B. No certificate of
compliance shall be issued without prior inspection and approval by the
Code Enforcement Official.
§ 28-14. Designation
of fire limits.
Any area designated on the
Zoning Map now in effect as C-1, C-2, C-3 or M, or as said map is hereafter
amended, shall be within fire limits and subject to the standards for the
areas within Fire limits B as established in the Uniform Code. A building
of which more than one-third (1/3) of its area is within fire limits shall
be deemed to be located within the fire limits.
§ 28-15. Smoke detector
A. Any dwelling unit not
owner-occupied shall contain at least one (1) single-station smoke-detecting
device, installed at the expense of the owner. Installation shall be in
conformity with the Uniform Code.
B. In a multiple dwelling,
at least one (1) single-station smoke-detecting device shall be installed
at the expense of the owner, in conformity with the Uniform Code. It shall
be provided in sleeping rooms for transient occupancy or within dwelling
units adjacent to sleeping spaces and located on or near the ceiling.
C. All buildings located
within fire limits shall provide a fire alarm or smoke-detecting system
installed in conformity with the Uniform Code.
D. Any smoking device
or alarm system shall include therein a test system designed to facilitate
a ready determination of operability.
§ 28-16. Property maintenance.
All premises located within
the village, whether improved or unimproved, vacant or occupied, shall
be maintained in such manner as to assist in protecting the health, safety
and general welfare of all persons within the village.
A. All fences installed
on premises shall be maintained by the property owner. No fence shall be
allowed to fall into a state of disrepair or near collapse so as to constitute
a hazard.
B. All planted areas
shall be maintained by the property owner in such condition as to prevent
the accumulation of overgrown shrubs or trees, which, because of age, accident
or neglect, develop conditions which may constitute a hazard to public
safety.
C. All lawns shall be
maintained by the property owner. Any lawn area or any unimproved lot area
where the grass is permitted to grow higher than six (6) inches above ground
level shall be presumed to constitute a hazard to public health as an attraction
to rodents, vermin and insects.
D. All graffiti or defacement
shall be removed from a building or part thereof within five (5) days after
receipt by the owner of written notice to remove, issued by the Code Enforcement
Official.
§ 28-17. Fees.
The fee for a permit and/or
certificate shall be payable upon application, and the amount thereof shall
be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
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