44-74 1603.12 Bldg & 1505.05 (c) Regional Dwelling house - Bldg permits

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ORDINANCE NO. 44-74 BY: Messrs. Magnotto, McBride, Sinagra, Usher, Bro ckman AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to enact a new paragraph to supplement Section 1603.12 of the Regional Building Code of the City of Lakewood and enacting new Paragraph (c) of Section 1505.05 of the Regional Dwelling House. Code to require the registration of contractors and subcontract'ors with the Bui!din~ Department of the City of L~kewood ori..or to tb~ ~u~nc~ cf z b~ildin~ WHEREAS, a substantial number of contractors and subcontractors are performing work in the City of Lakewood and the City Income Tax-should be withheld from the wages of their employees, and WHEREAS, there is currently no procedure to d~termine whether or not such monies are being withheld from the wages of such employees, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City that continued efforts be made to enforce and improve income tax collection, and WHEREAS, this Ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the preservation of the public safety and welfare and the usual daily operation of a municipal department and for the further reason that it is necessary to immediately provide regulations for the Building Department and the Administrator of the City Income Tax in the control and regulation of building within the City; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Section 1603.12 of the Regional Building Code of the City of Lakewood be and the same is hereby supplemented hy adding a new paragraph so that same shall read as follows: The Building Official shall examine applications for permits, within a reasonable time after filing. If, after examination, he finds no objections to the same and it appears that the proposed work will be in compliance with the laws and ordinances applicable thereto and the proposed construction or work will be safe, he shall approve such application and issue a permit for the proposed work as soon as practicable. If his examination reveals otherwise, he shall reject such application, note bis findings in a written report to be attached to the application and thereupon deliver a copy to the applicant. No permit shall be issued until the applicant has registered on a form prescribed and furnished by the Administrator of the ,City. Income Ta~, the name of the general contracnor, suoconur~ctors and all other persons involved with the actoal construction~ the place of business of each, and the person or persons to whom correspondence shall be directed ~or each such contractor~ subcontractor or other persons involved. Upon issuance of the permit the Building Official shall' transmit said form to the City Income Tax Administrator. Section 2. That Section 1505.05 of the Regional Dwelling House Code of the City of Lakewood be and the same is hereby supplemented by enacting new Paragraph (c) to read as follows: (c) No permit shall be issued until the applicant has registered on a form prescribed and furnished by the Administrator of the City Income Tax, the name of the general contractor, subcontractors and all other persons involved with the actual construction, the place of business of each, and the person or persons to whom correspondence shall be directed for each such contractor, subcontractor or other person involved. Upon issuance of the permit, the Building Official shall transmit said form to the City Income Tax Administrator.