A.

It shall be the duty of the person designated by the City as the Administrative Officer to enforce this Ordinance. Appeal from any decision of the Administrative Officer may be made to the Board of Adjustment.

B.

The Administrative Officer or any duly authorized person shall have the right to enter upon any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out their duties in the enforcement of this Ordinance.

1.

If such premises are occupied, the Administrative Officer shall first present proper credentials and request entry.

2.

If such premises are unoccupied, the Administrative Officer shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner of [or] other persons having charge or control of such and request entry.

3.

If entry is refused, the Administrative Officer shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. When the Administrative Officer shall have first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building, structure or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as provided herein, to promptly permit entry by the Administrative Officer for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Ordinance.

C.

Whenever any construction work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Administrative Officer may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on the owner or contractor doing or causing such work to be done, and any such person shall forthwith stop work until authorized by the Administrative Officer to proceed with the work.

(Ord. No. 1001, § 1, 12-21-99; Ord. No. 2306, § 1(Att.), 5-6-25)

A.

Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with, or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

B.

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building structure or land is used in violation of this Ordinance, the Administrative Officer, in addition to other remedies, may institute any proper action or proceedings in the name of the City of Portland to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about said premises.

C.

Revocation of Permits. The Administrative Officer may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions of this Ordinance if there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based. The Administrative Official may also revoke a permit upon a determination that construction, erection, alteration, repair, moving demolition, removal or replacement for which a permit was issued is in violation of, not in conformity with, the provisions of this Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1001, § 1, 12-21-99)