<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 22-68. - Powers of inspection officials.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Authority.</span> Inspectors are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to enforce all the provisions
               of this chapter or any provision of any regulatory code adopted in this chapter.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Right of entry.</span> Inspectors shall have the right of entry on any premises within the jurisdiction
               of the regulatory codes adopted in this chapter, at reasonable hours, for the purpose
               of inspection or enforcement of the requirements of this chapter and the regulatory
               codes, upon presentation of proper credentials.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Stop orders.</span> Whenever a building or part thereof is being demolished, constructed, reconstructed,
               altered, or repaired in a hazardous manner, or in substantial violation of a state
               or local building law or local building ordinance or regulation, or in a manner that
               endangers life or property, the appropriate inspector may order the specific part
               of the work that is in violation or that presents such a hazard to be immediately
               stopped. The stop order shall be in writing and directed to the person doing the work,
               and shall state the specific work to be stopped, the specific reasons for the stoppage,
               and the conditions under which the work may be resumed. 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 state commissioner of insurance or his designee
               within five days after the day the order is issued. The owner or builder shall give
               to the commissioner of insurance or his designee written notice of appeal, with a
               copy to the local inspector. The commissioner or his designee shall promptly conduct
               an investigation and the appellant and the inspector shall be permitted to submit
               relevant evidence. The commissioner or his designee shall, as expeditiously as possible,
               provide a written statement of the decision, setting forth the facts found, the decision
               reached, and the reasons for the decision. Pending the ruling by the commissioner
               of insurance or his designee on an appeal, no further work may take place in violation
               of a stop order. In the event of dissatisfaction with the decision, the person affected
               shall have the options of:
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               (1)
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               Appealing to the state building code council; or
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               (2)
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               Appealing to the superior court as provided in G.S. 143-141.
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               Violation of a stop order constitutes a misdemeanor.
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               (Ord. of 6-1-92(1), Â§ 2-7)
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