2020-05 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 70.1 - Plumbing Code

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10. RE-INSPECTION FEES. A re-inspection fee of$-38�8 45 shall be assessed against the applicant for a construction permit, or in the case of a combined permit, against the licensed subcontractor, who has requested an inspection which cannot be completed and/or approved by the Inspection Division for any of the following reasons: (1) the work for which the inspection has been requested is not installed or completed to the extent that an inspection can be made; (2) the inspection reveals that there are more than three (3) material items which need substantial correction before an approval for code compliance can be made; or (3) the work for which the inspection has been requested has been covered up or hidden from view so that an inspection cannot be made. If an inspection can be made,but 3 or fewer items are found which need correction to fully comply with the Building Code,the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor shall be notified in writing by the Inspection Division of the corrections required, and a re-inspection fee of�8:A8 45 shall be assessed against the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor only when any subsequently requested inspection reveals that any of the previously noted code violations have not been corrected. Fees assessed as herein provided may be appealed to the Construction and Housing Board of Appeals (Board)by filing a notice of such appeal with the City Clerk within fourteen(14) days of the mailing of notice of such assessment. An appeal shall stay the due date for payment until the date of the final order of the Board. Such fees shall be assessed by mailing notice of same to the owner or other person by certified mail, return receipt requested. Payment thereof shall be due fourteen (14) days after mailing of such notice, which notice must contain a statement of the right of the owner or other person to appeal the same to the Board and the time limitation thereon.