The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

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es and other buildings in Pleasantville, N.
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Section 1.
Be it Ordained by the Common Council OF
the City of Pleasantville, that there shall be
in the City of Pleasantville, a department to
be called the Building Department, which
shall be furnished at the expense of the City
with such supplies for the transaction Of it's
business as the common Council may ap-
prove. Common Council of the City of
Pleasantville shall elect a suitable person,
resident of Pleas a~ntville, to be Building In
spector of said City. who shall hold his Office
until January first, and at the first stated
meeting in January each year there shall be
elected a suitable person, resident of Pleas
antville. to be building inspector of said
City, for the term of one year, and until his
successor shall be duly elected and qualified
and in case of any vacancy by death, resig-
nation, disqualification, removal or other
wise, the said Common Council shall elect
another person who shall be subject to all
the penalties and provisions hereof for the
remainder of the term so vacated.
Such Building Inspector shall not be en-
gagged in the building business and shall
within five days of his appointment deliver
to the said Common Council a bond for one
hundred dollars ~($10o.00), satisfactory to
the Common Council, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of his
Office.
For his services the Building Inspector
shall receive rs per cent of all fees received
by him.
For the purpose of consultation the Build
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office one hour each day, time to be desig-
mated by him.
Section 2.
The Building Inspector shall keep a rec
ord of all permits by him granted, file and
index all applications, plans and specifea-
tons, all violations of the provisions of this
ordinance and all other business of the said
Building Department, submit to the Common
Council a Report of such bust
ness, ascertain all facts and make all returns
required by law relative to buildings, make
a mOntb1v rppOrt nm the last huSinPSS dav af
each month to the Common Council of all
permits by him granted, stating in same re-
port the amount collected for granting each
permit and turn over to the City Clerk that
sum in full. with such other reports as may
be required or deemed necessary. He shall
at all times keep the aforesaid records open
for inspection of the public.
Section 8.
The Building Inspector shall duly perform
all duties imposed by law and Ordinances of
the City, examine all buildings damaged by
fire or accident, and make a record of such
damage, the name of the street and number
of the building, with name of Owner and all
other matters relative thereto shall examine
all buildings for which applications have
been made for permits to erect, raise. move,
enlarge, alter, build upon or tear down and
make a record of such examination.
Section 4.
All applications shall be made upon forms
furnished at the office of the Building In
spector and all applications shall be signed
by the Owner or Contractor, and be accom-
panied by detail plans and specifications
therefor, and a plan showing the lines of the
lot and the exact location of the proposed
building thereon, which application, plans
and specifications shall be filed by the Build
ing Inspector in his office: and in all cases
of repairs or alterations, detailed plans and
specifications shall be furnished, if required
by the Building Inspector. For all build
ings requiring State Inspection and super
vision an approved set of plans and specif-
cations shall be filed with the building de-
partment.
The Building Inspector shall not grant I'M
til he has inspected and approved the plans
and specifications, and endorsed his approval
upon the back of the application. The Bull
ding Inspector shall approve or disapprove
each application for a permit within fifteen
days after the filing of such application as
aforesaid and every permit shall become
void and of no effect at the expiration of
three months from the date the same was
issued. unless active work is commenced up
on such building and being prosecuted. See
Section 26 for permits for material.
In case it is desired or necessary to change
the plans or specifications during the pro-
gress of the work after having obtained a
permit from the Building Inspector, it shall
be unlawful to proceed with such changes
until application shall be made in writing
and approved by the Building Inspector.
He may require revised plans and specifica-
tions to be filed with him. A duplicate set
of the approved plans and specifications
must be kept at the building or other struc-
ture during its erection or alteration and be
accessible at all times to the Inspector.
The Building Inspector shall have authority
to order any change from the application or
plans or specifications ON file in the Office of
sthe Building Inspector. should it be found
upon inspection that there are conditions
which make such change necessary, notice
of such change shall be given in writing to
the owner or his agent or to the contractor
in charge of the work, provided that no such
change shall be made except 1t conform to
the provisions of this ordinance.
No permit shall be issued by the Building
Inspector for the erection, alteration or con-
struction of any building requiring Fire es-
eapes, until a plan showing the location OF
the Fire Escapes has been filed with the
Building Inspector.
Section 5.
1t shall be unlawful to proceed with the
erection, enlargement. alteration, moving,
repair or other removal of any building or
part thereof, any fence adjoining any public
highway or any platform or staging to be
used for standing or seating purposes, or of
any structure within the meaning of any of
the provisions of this Ordinance, unless a
permit shall first be obtained from the office
of the Building Inspector.
Section 6.
1t shall be the duty of the Building In
spector to visit and inspect every house or
building in the course of erection, alteration
and construction, for which a permit has been
applied for. and to inspect each and every
house or building in the course of erection.
alteration and construction within the limits
of the said City, to see that such house or
building is being erected, altered and con-
structed according to the plans and specifca-
lions thereof, and to the provisions of this
Ordinance, for the security thereof against
fires and the safety Of the occupants thereof
that the materials used are all suitable for
the purpose, and that the work is being done
in a substantial and workmanlike manner
and is of sufficient strength and solidity to
answer the purpose for which it is designed
that his visits and inspection shall continue
from time to time during the erection. alter
alton and construction of such house or
building, and until such house or building
shall have been completed. Said Building
Inspector shall have the power to direct and
require provisions to be made in relation to
counter arching over all spaces and open
ings to be used for public and manufacturing
purposes: to direct what manner or means
access and egress shall be provided, for the
method of swinging the doors of such build
ings the method of construction and fasten-
ing wood and metallic cornices, and any 9TH
er regulation he may deem necessary. not
inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
Section Z.
1t shall be the duty of the Building In
spector to visit and inspect any building
heretofore erected, either upon his own judg-
ment or upon report having been made to
him. for the purpose of determining whether
such building is safe. both as to its strength
and its heating appliances.