Building Official

[THIS POSITION HAS THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN TANGIBLE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS.
[THIS POSITION IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL DURING DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY AND WILL DIRECT EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

[SUMMARY[:
[This position is responsible for departmental administration of the Building, Planning, and Facilities Maintenance Departments. Responsible for direct regulatory administration and/or supervision of plan review, enforcement, and inspection of building construction, repair, additions, remodeling, demolition, or alteration projects that require permitting indicating compliance with building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and other construction codes as required by state law or county ordinance. Reports directly to the . Includes technical work in inspecting building construction, alteration, and repair, to enforce compliance with all adopted building codes, land use regulations, flood insurance requirements, and other pertinent ordinances.

[ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES [include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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– Receive all applications for permits, approve or disapprove permits and cause permits to be issued.
– Sort and file alphabetically, numerically, or by other established classifications.
– Examine premises for which permits have been issued and make necessary inspections to ensure that the provisions of county building ordinance are complied with and that construction is pursued safely.
– Make routine mathematical calculations.
– Enforce all laws relating to construction and zoning.
– Issues such notices or orders as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the law, to remove illegal or unsafe conditions, and secure safeguards during construction.
– Answers questions, interprets codes and regulations, and handles problems pertaining to all phases of construction, zoning, flood insurance, and subdivision regulations.
– Assist other employees in general office work.
– Handles all required building inspections and notes inspections as they are made.
– Examines plans and specifications of new construction or repairs for conformance with codes, regulations and ordinances.
– Reviews publications for building permits.
– Determines compliance with zoning code and flood control ordinances.
– Investigates alleged building and/or zoning violations and take appropriate action.
– Prepares and gives testimony in courtroom proceedings.
– Ensures maintenance of comprehensive records of permits issued, inspections, reports rendered and notices or orders issued.
– Performs related work as required.

[QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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