§ 16-9. Stop-work orders.

A. 

Whenever any Building and Zoning Inspector or any Building Inspector or any Town Investigator or any Town Engineering Inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that work on any building or structure is being performed: (i) in violation of the provisions of the applicable codes or regulations; or (ii) not in conformity with the provisions of an application, plans, specifications or other documents upon the basis of which a permit was issued; or (iii) in an unsafe and dangerous manner; he shall notify the owner of the property or the owner's agent or the person performing the work to suspend all work, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work and suspend all building activities until the stop-work order has been rescinded. Such order and notice shall be in writing, shall state the conditions under which the work may be resumed and may be served upon a person to whom it is directed either by delivering it personally to him or by posting the same upon a conspicuous portion of the building under construction and sending a copy of the same by certified mail to the property owner.

[Amended 2-26-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009, effective 3-9-2009]

B. 

No person shall continue, allow or cause to be continued the erection of any building or structure or the use of any materials or machinery in or about the location of any work after the issuance of a stop-work order pursuant to this chapter.

C. 

A stop-work order may be rescinded only by the Chief Building Inspector or a Principal Building Inspector upon evidence of compliance with this chapter.

Editor's Note: Former § 16-9, Fire limits, was repealed 7-25-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006, effective 7-31-2006.

Added 12-4-2007 by L.L. No. 26-2007, effective 12-10-2007