DIVISION 2. - DIVISION OF MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS

Sec. 4-61. - Established; enforcing officer.#

There shall be established in the department of public works a division of minimum property standards for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this article and such other matters as may appropriately be assigned to it. The chief inspector of the division of minimum property standards shall be the enforcing officer of this article.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-61)

Sec. 4-62. - Reserved.#

Editor's note— Chapter 877, § VII, adopted June 6, 2023, repealed § 4-62. Former § 4-62 pertained to supervision and direction and derived from § 4-62 of the Rev. Ords. of 1987.

Sec. 4-63. - Annual report of chief inspector.#

The chief inspector of the division shall annually submit a written report to the director of public works, the mayor and the city council regarding the activities of the division of minimum property standards and the procedures used in the administration and enforcement of this article which will indicate the progress and problems experienced in improving the sanitation, safety and rehabilitation of existing nonresidential structures and dwellings and the premises thereof.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-63; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)

Sec. 4-64. - Personnel and duties.#

The personnel of the division of minimum property standards shall consist of a chief inspector of the division and such other inspectors, clerks and other personnel as may be necessary for the proper organization of the division and for the proper enforcement of this article. The chief shall be the responsible head of the division and inspection staff and shall exercise such authority as provided by this article.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-64)

Sec. 4-65. - Hearing officer.#

The chief inspector of the division shall be the hearing officer of the division and as such shall be responsible for the scheduling, conducting and recording of hearings, as provided for in sections 4-91 through 4-96 and sections 4-101 through 4-108, except that the chief inspector of the division may delegate these duties to any other qualified employee of the division.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-65)

Sec. 4-66. - Identification of inspectors and personnel.#

Inspectors and personnel of the division of minimum property standards shall wear such badges or insignia as may be prescribed by the mayor and shall, upon request, exhibit clear identification whenever it shall be their duty to visit private residences, buildings or premises for the purpose of making any survey, examination or inspection.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-66; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)

Sec. 4-67. - Promulgation of rules and regulations by chief inspector; penalty for violation of rules and regulations.#

The chief inspector is hereby empowered to make and adopt such written rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this article to interpret and to secure the intent thereof. No such rules and regulations shall be in conflict with the provisions of this article, or any other provisions of this Revision or any ordinances of the city, nor shall they have the effect of waiving any provisions of this article. Such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this article, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the same as the penalty for violation of the provisions of this Revision. Such rules and regulations shall be submitted to the city council. Failure of the city council to approve, reject or modify such rules and regulations within 60 days from the date of submission shall be deemed to constitute approval thereof by the city council. Such rules and regulations approved by the city council shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation and shall be effective ten days after such publication.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 4-67)