HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1476ORDINANCE NO. 1476
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING APACHE JUNCTION
CITY CODE,VOLUME I, CHAPTER 3:ADMINISTRATION,ARTICLE
3-9:DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES,BY REPEALING
AND REPLACING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 3-9-4,DIVISION
OF BUILDING SAFETY AND INSPECTION;REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS,Apache Junction City Code ("A.J.C.C."),Vol.I,
Section 3-9-4 was last amended in September 1998 under Ordinance
No. 1043 to correct clerical nomenclature required under previous
versions of the Uniform Building Code; and
WHEREAS, Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-276(15)allows cities
and towns to appoint a building supervisor to enforce building
codes; and
WHEREAS, A.J.C.C., Vol. I, Chapter 3, Article 3-9 establishes
a division of building safety and inspection under the development
services department and it is necessary to change the title of the
division manager from "building official and safety manager" to
"building and safety manager" to be consistent with other code
amendments being made in Chapter 7 of this code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
Apache Junction City Code,Volume I,Chapter 3:Administration,
Article 3-9:Department of Development Services,is hereby amended
by replacing current Section 3-9-4,Division of Building Safety
and Inspection,in its entirety,with new language,to read as
follows:
Section 3-9-4,Division of Building Safety and Inspection
The division of building safety and inspection shall be managed
by the building and safety manager,who is responsible for
exercising the powers and duties of the building official as more
fully detailed in Chapter 7:Buildings;enforcing all applicable
city ordinances and codes,including state and federal laws
relating to buildings;ordering all work stopped on the
construction, alteration or repair of buildings in the city when
such work is being done in violation of any provision of any code
or ordinance related thereto;and for purposes of inspection,
making or causing entry into any building or premises where
alteration,repairing or construction of any building or
structure is occurring.
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SECTION II REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance or in conflict with any part of the
code adopted herein by reference are also hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of
this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by
reference is for any reason held to be invalid,pre-empted or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AN CITY CO7fL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS a DAY OF fiduz_, 2019.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS to DAY OF L_/.40Jauk., 2019.
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R. JOEL STERN
City Attorney
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