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Sec. 22-26. - Establishment of office.#
(a)
Creation. The office of building official is hereby created, and the executive official in charge shall be known as the building official.
(b)
Appointment; removal. The building official shall be appointed by the city manager. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service, and he shall not be removed from office except for cause after full opportunity has been given him to be heard on specific charges.
(c)
Acting building official. During temporary absence or disability of the building official, the appointing authority shall designate an acting building official.
(Code 1979, ch. 3, § 1(C))
Sec. 22-27. - Qualifications.#
The building official shall be in good health and physically capable of making the necessary examinations and inspections. He shall not have any interest whatever, directly or indirectly, in the sale or manufacture of any material, process or device entering into or used in or in connection with building construction, alterations, removal, and demolition.
(Code 1979, ch. 3, § 1(D))
Sec. 22-28. - Duties.#
(a)
Permits. The building official shall receive applications required by the building code, issue permits and furnish the prescribed certificates. He shall examine the premises for which permits have been issued and shall make necessary inspections to see that the provisions of law are complied with and that construction is conducted safely. He shall enforce all provisions of the building code and, when requested by proper authority, or when the public interest so requires, make investigations in connection with 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. Inspections required under the provisions of the building code shall be made by the building official or his duly appointed assistant. The building official may accept reports of inspectors or recognized inspection services, after investigation of their qualifications and reliability. No certificate called for by any provision of the building code shall be issued on such reports unless the same are in writing and certified to by a responsible officer of such service.
(c)
Records of work. The building official shall keep comprehensive records of applications, permits issued, certificates issued, inspections made, reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued.
(d)
Records open to public inspection. 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 official without his written consent.
(e)
Monthly reports. The building official shall make written reports to his immediate superior once each month, or more often if requested, including statements of permits and certificates issued, and orders promulgated.
(Code 1979, ch. 3, § 1(E))
Sec. 22-29. - Right of entry.#
The building official and code enforcement officers shall, in the discharge of their official duties and upon proper identification being given, have the authority to enter any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour.
(Code 1979, ch. 3, § 1(G))
Sec. 22-30. - Building Official and Code Enforcement Officer—Definitions.#
(a)
Building official means the person appointed by the city manager pursuant to section 22-26(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burnet, Texas (the Code) to hold the office created pursuant to section 22.26(a) of the Code, and his/her assistants as authorized and approved by the city manager.
(b)
Code enforcement officer means the building official and any person appointed or authorized by the city manager to enforce the codes and ordinances of the city providing for the regulation of construction, wiring or plumbing of buildings and structures, or providing for zoning and land use, fire safety, control of vegetation and unhealthy conditions, or the abatement of nuisances.
(Ord. No. 97-5, § 2, 9-23-97)
Editor's note— Section 2 of Ord. No. 97-5, adopted Sept. 23, 1997, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, inclusion herein as § 22-30 was at the discretion of the editor.