38-25 Amending Articles 1 Through 7 and Article 11 of Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Update Regulations Governing the Building Department

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the Conflict of Interest to the head of the Law Department. If the Building Commissioner has a Conflict of Interest, he or she must report the Conflict of Interest to the head of the Law Department. (e) Promptly upon receipt of a report of a Conflict of Interest, the head of the Law Department, or a duly-authorized member of the Law Department, shall appoint a qualified temporary replacement to issue or oversee the issuance of the Permit. This individual must not also have a Conflict of Interest. (Ord.No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord.No. 9779-07, § II, 8-27-07; Ord. No. 10701-20 , § II, 1-27-20) (a) All permits issued by the Building Department, except where stricter limits are specifically stated in this chapter or in the Zoning ordinance, shall be valid when work is started within six(6)months from the date of issuance and completed within one (1)year. (b) By request, an extension of six(6) months may be granted, with a maximum of two(2) such extensions. (1) If work is not completed within two (2)years from the date of issuance, a new permit shall be required. The fees for building permits shall be based on the cost of completion of the work. The fees for all other permits shall be based on the apparatus, equipment, and/or wiring being installed or performed in accordance to the fees listed for that work in this chapter. (c) Where work has started to construct a structure, but no work has taken place within two years and where a certificate of occupancy not been issued, that jobsite may be considered as abandoned and an order may be issued by the code official to remove the structures or, at the discretion of the commissioner, be referred to Neighborhood Services and Enforcement to be processed under the Unsafe Building Act. Failure to remove a structure, if ordered pursuant to this subsection, shall be subject to citation for violation of the Municipal Code. (Ord. No. 9902-09. § II, 2-9-09) Sec.6-4.8 Inspections and Investigations All Construction is subject to periodic inspections by the Building Commissioner irrespective of whether a building permit has been, or is required to be, obtained for the purposes of determining whether the structure meets building standards and procedures and ascertaining whether the construction and procedures have been accomplished in a manner consistent with this Building Ordinance and the rules of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. Nothing in this Code shall be considered a conflict of or more stringent than the rules of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission as set forth in I.C. 22-12-2-5(b). Sec.6-4.9 Class 2 Structure Permits,Plan Review,and Inspections (a) This section shall apply effective January 1, 2026 and only to Class 2 structures and applies only in those circumstances when the City requires a building permit, plan review, or inspection for the construction of a Class 2 structure (b) Where this Section applies, the plan review or inspection required under subsection (a) shall be allowed to be conducted by either: (1) An individual employed by the City as a building inspector; Page 12 of 42