Building inspection shall be under the administrative and operational control of the Building Official. The Building Official shall attend to all aspects of code enforcement, including the issuance of all building permits. The Building Official shall have the power to render written and oral interpretations of the state codes and to adopt and enforce administrative procedures in order to clarify the application of their provisions. The interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the intent and purposes of the state codes. Under ORS 153.005(f), the Building Official is hereby authorized to issue citations for the commission of city code violations.
(Ord. 2036, passed 52101; Am. Ord. 2061, passed 11402)
(A) There shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of five members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the city.
(B) The Building Official shall be an ex officio member of and shall act as secretary to the Board, but shall have no vote on any matter before the Board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office at his or her pleasure.
(C) The Board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Building Official.
(D) The Board of Appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions, nor shall the Board be empowered to waive requirements of the state codes.
(Ord. 2036, passed 52101)
The codes which are to be administered and enforced as part of the city's building inspection program shall be adopted by resolution of the council. Codes may be adopted by reference. A copy of the resolutions adopting the code(s) and the code(s) adopted thereby will be kept on file in the Building Department.
(Ord. 2036, passed 52101; Am. Ord. 2061, passed 11402)
Fees for permits issued by the Building Official shall be set by resolution of the Council.
(Ord. 2042, passed 92401; Am. Ord. 2060, passed 81202; Am. Ord. 2061, passed 11402)