§ 160D-1111 – Expiration of building permits.
160D-1111. Expiration of building permits. A building permit issued pursuant to this Article expires by limitation six months, or any lesser time fixed by ordinance, after the date of issuance if the work authorized by the permit has not been commenced. If, after commencement, the work is discontinued for a period of 12 months, the […]
§ 160D-1112 – Changes in work.
160D-1112. Changes in work. After a building permit has been issued, no changes or deviations from the terms of the application, plans and specifications, or the permit, except where changes or deviations are clearly permissible under the State Building Code, shall be made until specific written approval of proposed changes or deviations has been obtained […]
§ 160D-1113 – Inspections of work in progress.
160D-1113. Inspections of work in progress. Subject to the limitation imposed by G.S. 160D-1104(d), as the work pursuant to a building permit progresses, local inspectors shall make as many inspections thereof as may be necessary to satisfy them that the work is being done according to the provisions of any applicable State and local laws […]
§ 160D-1114 – Appeals of stop orders.
160D-1114. Appeals of stop orders. (a) The owner or builder may appeal from a stop order involving alleged violation of the State Building Code or any approved local modification thereof to the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance or his designee within a period of five days after the order is issued. Notice of appeal shall […]
§ 160D-1115 – Revocation of building permits.
160D-1115. Revocation of building permits. The appropriate inspector may revoke and require the return of any building permit by notifying the permit holder in writing stating the reason for the revocation. Building permits shall be revoked for any substantial departure from the approved application, plans, or specifications; for refusal or failure to comply with the […]
§ 160D-1116 – Certificates of compliance; temporary certificates of occupancy.
160D-1116. Certificates of compliance; temporary certificates of occupancy. (a) At the conclusion of all work done under a building permit, the appropriate inspector shall make a final inspection, and, if the completed work complies with all applicable State and local laws and with the terms of the permit, the inspector shall issue a certificate of […]
§ 160D-1117 – Periodic inspections.
160D-1117. Periodic inspections. The inspection department may make periodic inspections, subject to the governing board’s directions, for unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise hazardous and unlawful conditions in buildings or structures within its planning and development regulation jurisdiction. In exercising this power, members of the department shall have a right to enter on any premises within the […]
§ 160D-1118 – Defects in buildings to be corrected.
160D-1118. Defects in buildings to be corrected. When a local inspector finds any defects in a building, or finds that the building has not been constructed in accordance with the applicable State and local laws, or that a building because of its condition is dangerous or contains fire hazardous conditions, it shall be the inspector’s […]
§ 160D-1119 – Unsafe buildings condemned.
160D-1119. Unsafe buildings condemned. (a) Designation of Unsafe Buildings. – Every building that shall appear to the inspector to be especially dangerous to life because of its liability to fire or because of bad condition of walls, overloaded floors, defective construction, decay, unsafe wiring or heating systems, inadequate means of egress, or other causes shall […]
§ 160D-1120 – Removing notice from condemned building.
160D-1120. Removing notice from condemned building. If any person shall remove any notice that has been affixed to any building or structure by a local inspector of any local government and that states the dangerous character of the building or structure, that person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, […]