Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Fire Prevention Inspector. The North Carolina State Administrative Code shall be enforced by the inspector responsible for enforcing the technical code to which the section applies.

(3) Conflicts of Interest. No employee of the Inspections Department shall be interested or employed by a business that is financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, or any part or system thereof, within the Town’s juris diction, or in the making of plans or specifications therefore, unless he is the owner of such building. No employee of the Inspections Department, or other individual or employee of a company contracting to perform inspections shall be engaged in any work which is inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interests of the Town. (4) Reports & Records. The Inspections Department shall keep complete and accurate records in convenient form of all applications received, permits issued, inspections and re- inspections made, defects found, certificates of compliance granted and all other work and activities of the Inspections Department. These records shall be kept in the manner and for the period(s) prescribed by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Periodic reports shall be submitted to the Town Board and to the Commissioner of Insurance as required.

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Inspection Procedure

A. Inspections Required . The Inspections Department shall inspect all buildings and structures and work therein, for which a permit of any kind has been issued, as often as necessary in order to determine whether the work complies with this Article and the appropriate codes and according to the provisions of any applicable State of North Carolina and local law, and the terms of the permit(s). B. Inspection Organizations . When deemed necessary by the appropriate Inspector, inspections may be made by approved and recognized inspection organizations; provided, no approval shall be based upon reports of such organizations unless the same are in writing and certified by a responsible officer of such organization. C. Street or Alley Lines. Where the applicant for a permit proposes to erect any building or structure on the line of any street, alley, or other public place, the owner shall secure a survey of the line of such street, alley, or other public place, adjacent to the property upon which such building or structure is to be erected before proceeding with construction of such building or structure. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or

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