Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

ii. Location of complainant

iii. Suspected code violations

B. Conduct Inspection . The Building Inspector shall conduct an inspection to determine if there are North Carolina Building State Code violations. The inspection shall be conducted using the Building Code and Inspection practices and procedures in effect at the time the building permit was issued. C. Code Violations . If code violations are found, the Building Inspector shall contact the contractor to which the permit was issued and direct them to correct the North Carolina State Building Code violation within 30 days. D. Department of Insurance Review . If there is a disagreement between the contractor and the Building Inspector as to what constitutes a technical code violation, the Building Inspector shall request that the North Carolina Department of Insurance review the specific, technical code items and render a written opinion to the Building Inspector. E. Determination against Contractor . If the North Carolina Department of Insurance determines that in fact these items are code violations, the contractor again will be directed to correct those identified items. If the contractor refuses to arrange to correct the items, within 30 days, the Building Inspector shall file with the appropriate North Carolina Licensing Board a complaint against the contractor requesting that appropriate disciplinary action be taken. F. Appeal to Board of Adjustment . In the event that action by the appropriate State Licensing Board does not cause the contractor to correct the identified technical code violation, or the individual responsible for construction is not a licensed general contractor, the Building Inspector shall notify the contractor by registered letter that no further permits will be issued to him or his agents until such corrections have been completed and inspected. Within 10 days of receipt of the letter the contractor may appeal the Building Inspector's decision to the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Article Q Procedures & Administration. The Board of Adjustment shall hear the appeal in accordance with the regular scheduled Board of Adjustment meetings, and render a decision as to whether good cause exists to lift, uphold, or modify the stay on permit issuance.

G. Incompletion of Code Violation . In the event that correction of a code violation has been started but not completed, the contractor or person responsible for construction

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