Title
An Ordinance to repeal and recreate subsection 13.07 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 13, Building Code relative to required inspections for building permits.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 13.07 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code are hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
13.07 INSPECTIONS.
(1) General. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. The Inspector may inspect the work or allow construction to proceed without an inspection. The work may also be inspected at intervals approved by the Inspector. Inspection approval shall not presume to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the City. It shall be the duty of the owner to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the Inspector nor the City shall be liable for expenses entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection.
(2) Administrative Approval. The Director of Building Inspections and Neighborhood Services may defer certain inspections within administrative procedures.
(3) Preliminary Inspection. Before issuing a permit, the Inspector is authorized to examine or cause to be examined buildings, structures and sites for which an application has been filed.
(4) Inspections. The Inspector shall be notified when the following work is ready for a required inspection, when applicable to the project. The Director or Building Inspector may waive any inspection required below at their discretion.
(a) Footing Inspection. Footings shall be inspected after excavations are complete, any required forms are in place, and any required reinforcing steel is in place. Materials for the footing shall be on the jobsite, except when con...
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