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ORDINANCE NO. D-1456-009
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAn~.\2,L DIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 7-12 OF THE CA~li~ TY CODE
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the Cay of Camlel, IndiQ~ adopted building code
inspection fees; and an~11
WHEREAS, incidents occur from time to time where a bUil~ Ires a same-day inspection of a
buildlllg; and , (y fS,). '
WHEREAS, the Carmel Building Inspector wish-/to a commodate such requests, whenever
possible. but must often incur additional expenses to do S~d .
WHEREAS, an additional charge of Twoli~e Dollars ($200.00) for same-day expedited
inspection will cover the added costs to the City of n odating such emergency requests yet provide
the public with an expedited inspection servin ~ '0 when circumstances warrant and City staffing
permIts. ~"
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT O~I 0 by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows: Al
I. The foregoing recitals~a .~~~ i orporated herein and made a part hereof.
2. Chapter 7, ArtiCI~S '(m -12 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
"Section 7.12 Fees.
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Fees set forth in Ch pter 10 of this Code shall govern, except that an additional expedited
inspection fee of T 0 Hundred Dollars ($200.00) shall be charged in every instance where a
builder requests building inspection to be conducted within twenty-four (24) hours 01 such
request. The e Istence 01 this expedited inspection option does not guarantee nor require the
City to make pedited inspection services available when, in the sole discretion 01 the Carmel
Building Ins ector or his designee, inadequate staffing or prior staff commitments prevent the
assignme olan inspector to perform a requested expedited inspection."
The remaining ortions of City Code Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 7-12 are not affected by this Ordinance
and shall rema1l1 in full force and effect.
3. All prior ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provIsIon of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
4. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be lInconstitutional or invalid,
sllch decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as
enforcement of same can be given the same effect.
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