Humboldt County Municipal Code § 331-22 Duties of Chief Building Official

There shall be a Chief Building Official who shall be in charge of the Building Department and who shall serve at the pleasure and under the direction and control of the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors may allow such additional personnel for the Building Department as it deems advisable, including assistants and deputies. The Chief Building Official shall have the duty of advising members of the public concerning the application of this chapter to their building problems, and the Chief Building Official shall be charged with the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, vacation, or arrangement of apartment houses, hotels, dwellings or other structures. The Chief Building Official shall be charged with the enforcement and administration of provisions of the Uniform Housing Code including, but not limited to, the issuance of notices and order for the repair, rehabilitation, vacation or demolition of apartment houses, hotels, dwellings or other structures. The Chief Building Official shall have the right, subject to provisions of the budget and approval of the Board of Supervisors, to prescribe and obtain forms and other printed matter to be used in the carrying out of their duties. Other officials and employees of the County shall give their assistance to the Chief Building Official when such assistance is necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. 1101, § 2, 9/14/1976; Ord. 2649, § 1, 9/1/2020)

(a) Authority. Whenever the Chief Building Official finds any work regulated by the codes being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of the codes or dangerous or unsafe, the Chief Building Official is authorized to issue a Stop Work Order. (b) 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. (c) 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. (Ord. 2649, § 2, 9/1/2020)