The building official is designated as the officer charged with the enforcement of this title. The building official shall be the individual appointed by the Mayor, and the Mayor shall have the power to appoint and discharge the building official. (Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. Ord. 2021-O-1, 3-10-2021)

The building official is hereby authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected all buildings and structures in the course of construction, modification or repair, and to inspect building and land uses to determine compliance with the provisions of this title. The building official shall enforce all the provisions of this title, employing all legal means available to do so. In enforcement of this title, the building official or his authorized representative shall have the right to enter any building for the purpose of determining the use thereof or to enter the premises for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this title; provided, that such right of entry shall be exercised only at reasonable hours and that in no case shall entry be made to any occupied building in the absence of the owner or tenant thereof without the written order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

After the effective date hereof, no building permit may be issued without first having been approved by the building official. The building official shall not approve or issue a building permit if any building, structure or use of land would be in violation of any of the provisions of this title, nor shall any other town officer or employee grant a permit or license for the use of any building or land if such use would be in violation of this title. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

As a part of the application for a building permit, three (3) sets of complete construction documents of the proposed project shall be submitted. The documents shall be of a detail and scale appropriate to completely describe the proposed construction activities, as well as the intended use of the project. If, in the opinion of the building official, the documents submitted are not of sufficient size, scale, detail or nature, additional documents may be required as determined by the building official. For all projects involving structural work, all structural calculations, design and documents shall be prepared by a licensed Utah structural engineer or architect and bear his stamp and signature on each page of all documents submitted. In addition, the applicant shall submit those letters of approval from various agencies as required by other chapters of this title. (Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. Ord. 2021-O-1, 3-10-2021)