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<br />interest, the Building ,Official ?may 'require
<br />that work be stopped upon verbal order
<br />peridirig' the issuance: of a written order.
<br />1603.45.. Restraining Order., _ ?. •
<br />' Wlienever'any person, firm,'or corporation
<br />fails, neglects oT refuses to comply with a
<br />stop` order or a notice to repair; rehabilitate,
<br />or demolish a building or: other structure: de-
<br />clared unsafe,. and wHenever any, building or
<br />other structure is used or occupied so'as.to
<br />be in •violation of, or not in-conformity with,
<br />any provisiori;of: this Code, _the Building Of-
<br />ficial may.-.thr,ough -the Director of Law in-
<br />stitute an_ appropriate actibn at law:;or in
<br />equity to restrain the execution of work -in
<br />violation :of.! this .Code; to conipel the removal
<br />of work executed in violation of this ?Code,
<br />and fo preverit: the occupation, or use' of .such
<br />building or other structure. .. ,
<br />1603.46 Labeling
<br />Whenever a class,or - grade of a• material
<br />or, . a., type or, capacity of a clevice or, , equip-
<br />ment is.. required in, .this Code, the. Building
<br />Official: ?may require, ,that:. said. material, de-
<br />vice-or equipment beso.labeled. In,the,event
<br />that a material, device or equipment , is not
<br />properly labeled, the Building Official may
<br />require tests certified by an accredited , test-
<br />ing laboratory to tlie effect'that said material,
<br />device or; equipment does meet the required
<br />class, grade or. capacity.
<br />1603.47 Used Materials _ . .:
<br />Used 'materials shall be ;placed in the fin-
<br />ished' str.ucture only ; when appr,oved by ttie
<br />B uilding";Official. The?Building Official may
<br />require tests to cletermirie the, strength. and
<br />suitability; of such materials, and.'.may pre-
<br />scrib'e the , riiaximuin allowable. str`ess and
<br />other` coriditioris urider' whicli `sucti materials
<br />may; lie., re'-used.
<br />1603.48 Tests
<br />Whenever there is insufficient evidence
<br />that, ,
<br />any'mater'ial'or construc..tiori confoTms
<br />to the. requirements. ;of, this,` .Code, or , .
<br />Ai, any; material..or. construction;author-
<br />ized or . approved', by 'the Board of, Building
<br />Code Appeals conforms to- thejerms of such
<br />authorization or:: approval, .,the, Building. Of-
<br />fical may:require,tests by an.approyed.agency
<br />as, proof ; of. compliance..,
<br />Tests. -shall. lie : made , at ':the •expense. of
<br />the owner and in.accbrdance.)with generally
<br />reeognized standards, ?for' :the jmaterial,,,or
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<br />constructiori_,in question; but in the absence
<br />of such standards the Board, of Building
<br />Code- Appeals shall specify the test . pro-
<br />cedure. Duly authenticated tests by a
<br />competent person or 1 a b o r a t o r y may-be
<br />accepted by the Building Official in lieu of
<br />tests made under the Building Official's
<br />supervision. Copies of the results of all such
<br />tests. sliall be kept on file in the office -of the
<br />Buildirig Official foT a period of not less than
<br />five'_years after the% acceptance: of the struc-
<br />ture or materials or assembly -of : material.
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<br />be repeated if at any time ther6 is reason to
<br />believe that the material or construction no
<br />longer conforms to the requirements on..which
<br />its approval was based. 1603.49 Piefabricated Assemblies; •
<br />No provision of ttiis Code shall be. inter-
<br />preted to , prohibit or preverit, the use 'of as-
<br />semlilies.prefabricated off, the 'site or'at the
<br />site of , construction, 'proyided such assemblies
<br />conform;to the provisions of .this, Code or to
<br />Yhe' terms of an approval, given _by the. Board
<br />of Building Code Appeals._ Where the com-
<br />ponent parts of prefabricated assemblies are
<br />not readily accessible to inspection at-.'the
<br />site, the Building Official may,accept certifi-
<br />cation. that tlie assembly as. installecl.. at the
<br />site, is identical. with 'speciineris ' upon'. wliich
<br />approval _was. based. If .rriechanical.arid.-elec-
<br />trical ;equipment is so installed as not to be
<br />readily accessible 'to inspection at the site,
<br />certification may `be requiredthat such
<br />equipment complies 'with applicable laws -and
<br />ordinances, or the terms and conditions upon
<br />which approval was: based. . . .; '
<br />,_DIUISION .D . , ,
<br />, ';Unsafe Structures
<br />1,603.50:_ General:'
<br />Alt buildirigs 'or structures wliicli are 'sfruc-
<br />turally "•'urisafe, unsanitary, or: " not provided
<br />with adequate safe egress, or which constitute
<br />a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to
<br />human life, or which in relation ;to existing
<br />use constitute a hazard to safetyor health tiy
<br />reason, of iriadequate . maintenance, dilapida-
<br />tion, obsolescence, or abaridonment- are,,for
<br />the• purposes of this Division, ?declared to .be,
<br />unsafe structures.. All such unsafe structures
<br />are . hereby . declared to be public nuisances
<br />and s1ia11 be abated liy repair, rehabilitation;
<br />demolition or. removal in accordance with the
<br />procedures : specified" _in .,Sections 1603.51
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