1990 ORD O-12-90_Title 15_Construction of New Homes

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Oorckhom# 0 1 NEITNIGMEWMG0,40=0 a (A) Prior to the issuance of occupancy permits, the building official shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, each residential dwelling to insure the developer's compliance with the requirements of this chapter. For this pur- pose, the building official may contract with independent inspectors to conduct the inspections required by this chapter and is hereby authorized to execute said contracts subject to the approval of the City Attorney. The costs of the services of any such inspector shall be paid from the security posted by the developer whose residential dwellings are being inspected. (B) The building official shall require the developer to make any and all corrections reasonably necessary to bring each residential dwelling into com- pliance with the requirements of this chapter. The building official's correc- tions shall be based upon the inspector's findings and recommendations �"-VMUMM M-1 B&I I all (A) Prior to the close of escrow for the sale of each residential unit, the developer shall afford the buyer an opportunity to inspect and approve each major component contained within the Features and Amenities List and the quality of construction of the residential dwelling. Thereafter, the developer and each buyer shall prepare a joint statement containing all corrections agreed to be made and all disputes for which no agreement has been reached. The joint statement shall also contain a time period by which all agreed corrections are to be made by the developer provided that the period shall not exceed 90 days from the date of the joint statement. Furthermore, the developer shall file the joint statement with the building official as a condi- tion for the issuance of an occupancy permit for each residential dwelling. (B) Following occupancy, each buyer shall have an additional period of 90 days in which to register complaints with the developer regarding substan- tial defects or deviations of the requirements set forth in this chapter. There- after, the developer and buyer shall meet and confer in good faith regarding the resolution of the buyer's complaints or objections. The building official may refuse to issue occupancy permits for any residential dwelling unless and until the developer has complied with the requirements of this chapter including any and all corrections reasonably required by the build- ing official.