HomeMy WebLinkAbout1119 . _ ORDINANCE NO. 1119 /J ,A~I~ ,r
AN ORDINANCE providing for the appointmen~ng inspector; creating
a building inspection fund; fixing compe~n for the building inspector;
requiring license fees for certa~~es of construction as a prerequisite to the
issuance of a building per~t~ fixing the amount of license fees; and fixing a
penalt~r
Section lyhat the_re is_h~reb'_created the 7~fice of building inspector for
shall be eligible for appointment as building inspector unless he is a bona fide
resident and citizen of Bremerton and a qualified expert with a thorough and
complete knowledge of construction methods and plans and of the building trades.
The building inspector shall devote his entire time, study and efforts to the
duties of his office and shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance and all
other ordinances relating to the Building Code of the City of Bremerton.
Section 2. That there is hereby created and established a fund to be known
as the Building Inspection Fund. All license fees and fees for building permits
provided for under this ordinance and other ordinances comprising the Building
Code, and all penalties assessed and collected shall be paid to the Treasurer of
~he City of Bremerton, who shall credit the Building Inspection Fund with all such
receipts of monies. The Treasurer shall likewise debit said Building Inspection
Fund with all payments made and expense incurred by the office of the building
inspector. The building inspector shall predate and submit to the City Commission
a budgeted list of receipts and expenditures and request for appropriations for
the maintenance of his office in the same manner as is provided in the ordinances
of the City of Bremerton for budget control of other administrative offices of
the City of Bremerton. The City Commission shall make such appropriations for the
maintenance of the office of building inspector as shall from time to time be
necessary under the City budget law.
Section 3. The building inspector shall receive and be paid the fees and
licenses received under the provisions of this ordinance and the City Treasurer
is hereby authorized to pay same on approved vouchers on said Building and Inspectio~
Fund.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, corporation, assoc-
iation, or individual to engage in or perform work in the construction, alteration,
or repair of any building or buildings unless said person, company, corporation,
association, or individual is the holder of an tmexpired, unrevoked, uncancelled,
valid and subsisting buildi:-ng permit issued by the building inspector as provided
by the Building Code of the City of Bremerton. ~No---per. son, compauy, oe~por.a~ion,
asseei, a~.ien,, or individual shall be entltl.~te~a building permit, and the building
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i~spe, etor shal 1 · not .~is sue sat d -p ermt~te~.s~said~:person, company, eerporat~i-~n,
~se eiation ~ .or~ indi~i dual - and..~.a~Dl~subeen~a~o~e...~t~w~e~~ te ~be employed on
~e-.ee~s~.ue~ion~ :~.fe~. ~ich the pe~m~.~i~.~.~ue-~:.~,~ha~e ~an~. unexpire d~,~ ..unrevoke d,
~ea~ncelted ¥ ~.va~ f~~'~ and~ subsist~-ng'~bmuitSing 'lie~e~-~ssue d b ~ the buil ding inspector
~he~izing ~the ~.het~e~he~eef to engaEe~~~-'~~'~vfde'd-;~-that;--in
~he~.event..~the~c~st--~o~eon.structton,~ meas~ed~ by the~.st~R~a~s.~'b~i~ed in the
~i~t~ing Code ~ of a particular undertaking~is~ Z.ese~h~e~'~~ of $50.00, no such
R~ee~se~to~-~e~-,ga~e. in ~the i s suanc e
~i~ng' 'Dermi t bY the buildtng in spec tot; ~i~'~'~a-~'so~"-'~'-that~;- ~e re c onstru-ctT-~
~ch. li cens e to -engage i n the buildi~n-g~-tr~~e -required ~For- -the - ts su~ c e o~
. ~tion ~. Applications for licenses to engage in the building trade shall
~].~e made to t~building inspector on such forms as he shall provide, ~d accompanied
~by the annual license~'~e.~ as hereinafter provided. No license shall be issued by
~the building inspector to an~'~De~son, company, corporation, association, or
~ ~ individual until the ~nual license ~e.~hereinafter provided has been paid. The
annual license fee to engage in the building ~ad~ be ~d is hereby established
in the sum of $50.00, which said license shall begin o'~'~-~.~e first day of July of
each and every year and terminate on the thirtieth day of J~e~o..2 each ~d every
year. P~ov~hat the license fee f ror~ the time this act t~es e~~il
~e 30, 1937, shall be the s~ of $15.00.
Section 6. That any person, company, corporation, association, or individual
who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of
not more than One H~dred Dollars for each such violation, and each and every day
during w~ich construction ~rk is performed by said person, comply, corporation,
association, or i~dividual in violation of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed a separate offense and violation of this ordinate.
Section 7. This ordinance sh~l take effect iEediately upon its passage by
the City Co~ission, it being declared to be an emergency meas~e necessary for the
protection of the citizens.
PASSED by the City Co~isston, signed by t~e Mayor ~d attested by the City
Clerk in authentication of such passage this 13th day of February, 1937.
Attest: ,~ foregoing is a 1rue and ~t co~ ~
~ e~ce ~as:ed by fl~e ~ commi~
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