HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 241QRDI~TABTW NO. 241
AN ORDINAlfCE INCREASING THE DUTI3S OF THE
CITY ENGT3EER GF TI38 CIm- OF LOJ3I BY
ADDING THE DUTIES OF' EUIDING IMSPECTOR
The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as
Section 1: That there is hereby added to the duties
f ollotvs:
of the City Engineer of the City of Lodi, San Joaquin CounLy,
CaliTornia. the duties of BuiMing Inspector as the same are - here inaf te; defined.
Section 2: Such added duties oi' Building Inspector
shall include and shall require the City dngineer to perform
the following :
First: He shall establish, under his present office
and under his supervision, a department which shall have charge
of the construction and repair (when necessary) of ail public
buildings belonging to or used 5y the city, and which department
shall be known as the "Building De,mrtinent" by and tiirough which
he shall perform all of the duties hereinafter specified.
Second: By and through such department he shall see
that all ordinances of the City of Lodi and all State, Federal
and local laws relative to the construction and maintenance of
buildings within said city are fully carried out.
Third: He shall inake an annual report in writing of
all activities performed by his office, throum said department,
each calendar year, such report to be made at he last r=eting
in December of each year.
Fourth: By and through such department he shall
examine and pass rpon all applications for building permits with-
in the City of Lodi and recommend the same to the C
for approval or rejection.
Fifth: Any person desiring a buil
at the time or filing an application therefo
Treasurer a L'ee as Tequired in this section.
a totgl valuatio $50.00 or less sl.0u. For
tion from $50.00 ,001 a $2.00 fee; and aIi
e of G2.00 for es ditional $1000 or fraction
tal valuation to and including 15,000; and an
e of $1.00 for each additional 8 3,000 or fraction
thereof of total valuation to and Including @50,0OO;
and an additional fee of 50$ for each additional $1000 or
fraction thereof of total valuation exceeding $$5O, 000.
The city, county, state), or the United btates of
America sliall be exempt from the paying of any fee for any
Sixth: Through such department he shall see that
all buildings constructed within the City of Lodi comply with
such building permits as may be granted by the City Council.
forms, rules and regulations for makin3 of applications for
building permits and shall specify the rules therefor and matters
to be contained in such applications.
Seventh: Through such department he shall establish
Section 3: For the purpose of enabli-T the City
dngineer to better carry out and perform the duties of Building
Inspector, there Shall be appointed annually by "ne City council,
an assistant to said City En@neer, who, under the direction and
supervision of the City Bngineer, shall have charge of said
BuilciinS Dep:'rtlnent but all the collection of data, detailed in- vestisations and ofrice ma-eement, documents and reports of
said Department shall be made end signed by said City mgineer who
shall be responsible for all activities of said Department. The
te-rm of office of said assistant shall be for tihe calenaar year,
or for such part of the calenear year as may be unexpired &t the
tine of his appointment, and he shall serve until his removal,
death or resipation, or until his successor shall have been ap-
poinxed and qualified; providing that he shall be subject to
reinoval at any tine ai; the will or' che City Council.
salary and allowances for tFLe performance oi' his duties in the
Bui1d.ing Degarttrnent as the City Council may allow, such salary and
allowances to be payable at the times and in the manner in which
other City salaries and allowances are paid.
or corporation within the corporate limits of the City of Lodi to
build, construct, alter or repair any building or structure
without first having submitted to said City Engineer (as such
Inspector) an application for a permit so to do, and without
first having obtained such permit from the City Gouncil of the
City of Lodi.
terms or provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not to exceed $300.00 or by imprisonment in the city or
county Jail for a term not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4: The said assistant shall receive such
Section 5: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
Section 6: Any person who shall violate any of the
Section 7: R1L ordinances and parts of ordinances in
Section 8: This ordinance shall be published once
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
in the Lodi Times and shall be in efPect thirty days from and
after its final passage and adoption. --------- o----------
Approved this 4th day of April, 1938
IAAYOR OF THE CITY OF MDI
The foregoing Ordinance No. 141 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lodl on February 21, 1938, amended and re-introduced on
March 21, 1938 at a regular meeting of said City Council and finally passes, adopted
and ordered to P~&B% at a regular meeting of said-city comil held April 4,1938