Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer

About the Department

Position Duties

• Receives and documents complaints from citizens regarding safety, health, building, business license and other city ordinance violations; indicates procedures to abate violations of fire, building, business license, zoning, housing, dangerous building and property maintenance codes, and ordinances regulating abandoned vehicles trash and weeds; conducts field investigations to determine if violations have occurred; checks to see that violations have been corrected; if violations are not corrected and violators are uncooperative, issues citation or turns matter over the appropriate law enforcement agency; assists with preparation of court cases; performs field inspections of single and multi-family residential, and commercial buildings and installation during rough to finished stages of construction, remodeling, and repair; inspects foundation, excavation, concrete, framing, plastering, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical installations; checks stud, joist, rafter spacing and other structural members; examines grade, quality and treatment of lumber, concrete, wire, and other building materials; checks underground installations of conduit and wiring; performs electrical surveys of buildings, equipment, and loads, and provides information regarding violations; researches records to determine property owner; coordinates with other City departments and outside agencies in the resolution of complaints; assists with the development and implementation of programs to support compliance and enforcement; maintains a database file on complaints and a time schedule for their resolution; and performs related work as required.