Amending Chapter 6 Entitled Buildings Deleting Chapter 8 Articles 1 Through 6

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Section 6 -4.2. Code Enforcement Agency. The Code Enforcement Department is the City code enforcement agency to admin- ister and enforce the rules, regulations, and code adopted and pro- mulgated under this Chapter. Section 6 -4.3. Building Commissioner. (a) The Director of the Department shall appoint a Building Commissioner, who shall hold at least a bachelor's degree in archi- tecture, mechanical, civil, electrical, or structural engineering from an accredited college or university and shall have at least five (5) years progressively responsible experience and a thorough knowledge of the codes adopted by reference by this Chapter. The Building Commissioner must obtain certification by the Council of American Building Officials within one year of appointment. (b) In addition to other duties as assigned, the Building Commissioner shall: (1) Issue or deny all permits from the Department, after review of applications, plans, diagrams and other documents required by the Department to determine compliance with and enforcement of this Chapter. (2) Issue stop work orders where work on a building or structure is occurring in violation of this Chapter. (3) Issue or deny certificates of occupancy, in accord with provisions of the Building Code. (4) Exercise powers and perform duties accorded the local Building Official under the rules, regulations, and codes adopted and promulgated under this Chapter. Section 6 -4.4. Reports and Records. (a) The Director of the Department shall submit a report to the Mayor annually, covering the work of the Department during the preceding year. The report shall include recommendations for amendments to the Building Code. (b) The Department shall keep a permanent, accurate account of all fees and other monies collected and received, the names of persons upon whose account the fees and monies were paid, the date and amount thereof, and the location of the building or premises to which they relate. Section 6 -4.5. Employee Restrictions. No Department employee shall undertake or submit a bid to or by himself or by others engage in or directly or indirectly be connected with the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, improving, removing, conversion, demolition, equipping, or maintenance of a building or structure or the preparation of plans or specifications therefor, when such building or structure is subject to the provisions of the Building Code, unless such employee is the owner of such building or structure. SECTION V. Chapter 6, Article 2 of the South Bend Municipal Code is deleted in its entirety, and a new Chapter 6, Article 2 is adopted, as follows: ARTICLE 2. BUILDING RULES AND PROCEDURES. Section 6 -5. Adoption by reference. (a) The following rules, regulations and codes are hereby adopted by reference as fully as if set forth herein to govern the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, -2-