Reso 2025-152 Building Code Findings

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Page 27 of 68 STOP WORK ORDER 115.1 Authority. Whenever the Building Official finds any work regulated by this Code being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this Code or dangerous or unsafe, the Building Official is authorized to issue a stop work order. 115.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner’s agent, or to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume. 115.3 Unlawful continuance. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law. SECTION 116 UNSAFE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS 116.1 Scope. This section contains special processes and appeal procedures to be followed for buildings, structures, equipment and unoccupied buildings that are considered to be unsafe. All unsafe conditions constitute a hazard to the health, safety and public welfare of the community. 116.2 Definitions. 116.3 Unsafe Building and Structures. All buildings or structures which are structurally unsound or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health, or public welfare, by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster damage, or abandonment as specified in this Code or any other effective ordinance, are, for the purposes of this chapter, unsafe buildings. 116.3.1 Unoccupied Building. Resolution No. 2025-152