Other Requirements

 

§ 135.060 Permits Required

No person, firm or corporation shall construct, alter, repair, move, improve, or demolish any structure without first obtaining applicable building permits as required by the code and the Oregon Code of Ordinances and the Oregon State Specialty Codes as adopted by the state and the city.

(Ord. 2081, passed 4-12-04)

§ 135.061 Inspections Required

All buildings, structures, or other improvements within the scope of this chapter and all construction work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official and shall meet all pertinent Oregon State Codes and this code.

(Ord. 2081, passed 4-12-04)

§ 135.062 Occupancy of Residential Property After Notice of Violation

(A) If a notice of violation of §§ 135.030 through 135.040 or §§ 135.050 through 135.053 has been issued, and if the affected structure or any portion thereof is or becomes vacant, it shall be:

(1) Unlawful to re-enter the affected structure or any portion thereof between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for any use of, or presence in, the affected structure or portion thereof unless authorized in writing by the City Manager.

(2) Unlawful to re-enter the affected structure or portion thereof between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for any purpose other than work associated with the correction of violations noted in the notice of violation.

(3) Except as provide above in division (2), it is unlawful to occupy the affected structure or portion thereof without prior written approval from the City Manager.

(B) In addition to any civil penalties imposed pursuant to § 135.092 (D), and as collected through a municipal lien process, any person unlawfully occupying any such affected structure or portion thereof shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than $500.

(Ord. 2081, passed 4-12-04)

§ 135.063 Illegal Residential Occupancy

When a property has an illegal residential occupancy, including but not limited to occupancy of tents, campers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, or other structures or spaces not intended for permanent residential use or occupancy of spaces constructed or converted without permit, the use shall be abated or the structure brought into compliance with the present regulations for a building of the same occupancy.

(Ord. 2081, passed 4-12-04)

§ 135.064 Interference with Repair, Demolition, or Abatement Prohibited

It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, impede, or interfere with any person lawfully engaged in:

(A) The work of repairing, vacating, warehousing, or demolishing any

(B) The abatement of a nuisance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or

(C) The performance of any necessary act preliminary to or incidental to such work as authorized by this chapter or directed pursuant to it.

(Ord. 2081, passed 4-12-04)