§ 6-130. Enforcement; inspections; judicial remedies.

(a)

The town council shall initiate enforcement of this article. The substandard building committee will review each case and will report their findings to the town council.

(b)

An inspector or employee connected with the town, including a member of the commission, shall not have a financial interest in the furnishing of labor, material or appliances for the construction, alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance of a building, or in the making of plans or specifications therefore, unless he is the owner of such building. Such inspector or employee shall not engage in any work which is inconsistent with his duties or with the interest of the department. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a member of the committee from having such financial interests in buildings, which are not the subject of a hearing before the committee.

(c)

When entering a building, structure or premises that is occupied (in cases of emergency), the building official shall first present proper identification and request entry. If entry is refused, the building official shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.

(d)

No person, owner or occupant of any building or premises shall fail, after proper identification, to permit entry into any building or onto any property by the building official for the purpose of inspections pursuant to this article. If the inspecting official is unable to obtain permission to search the building from the owner or a person in control of the premises, the town shall apply for an administrative search warrant pursuant to state law unless an exception to the warrant requirement exists.

(e)

The building official, fire marshal, and other authorized representatives are authorized to make such inspections and take such actions as may be required to enforce the provisions of this article. Whenever it shall come to the attention of the building official by written complaint of any person or agency, or otherwise, that a building or structure is a dangerous or substandard building, the official shall cause a preliminary examination to be made of the building or structure and premises. In the execution of the inspection, the official shall avail to the services of such other agencies, employees, departments and officers of the town as the official deems necessary. Upon completion of the inspection, the building officials will personally deliver their own inspection form to the town secretary or to the substandard committee chairperson and documentation of delivery. The substandard building committee will meet to review inspection forms. All forms are to be compared and one new form must be filled out that lists all items that a majority of the inspectors agreed upon. The substandard building committee will deliver the substandard form to the town secretary. The inspection forms of the committee shall be retained in the town office and shall be open to public inspection during normal working hours.

(Ord. No. 2009-01, art. I, § 5(A)—(D), 7-21-2009)