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CITY OF SAGINAW

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
2021-2022

BUILDING SAFETY (INSPECTIONS)/CODE COMPLIANCE

Building Safety and Code Compliance Department: Staffed by: Chief Building Official (CBO), Senior
Building Inspector (SBI), Rental Building Inspector (RBI),Inspector in training (IIT), Code Enforcement
Officer/Manager (CEOM), Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), and Exectuive Assistant/Permit Technician
(EA). The CBO serves in the capacity of Supervisor to all staff of the Building Safety and Code Compliance
Division.

Building Safety Division: Responsible for the enforcement of all building codes utilizing the permitting
and inspection process to ensure building safety relative to fire safety, health/sanitation, structural integrity,
and electrical mechanical and plumbing code compliance. The division is responsible for residential,
commercial, and industrial: new construction; additions/remodels; permitted maintenance projects; sign
installations or permitted repairs. The division is responsible for enforcing the Zoning ordinance relative to
conforming land use. The CBO and the SBI conduct building plan review for all residential, subdivision,
commercial, and industrial projects. The CBO and SBI provide technical consultation and code
interpretation to property owners, builders, developers, contractors, and engineers. The CBO is a
contributing member of Development Review Committee (DRC) and serves as the staff liaison for the
Board of Adjustment (BOA).

Building and Safety Division: Rental Registration and Inspection: The RBI is responsible for the
inspection of all residential rental units including all apartment units, duplex units, and single-family units.
The RBI is responsible for scheduling all rental inspections (first to final) to confirm compliance with the
International Property Maintenance Code. The CEOM is currently utilizing 75% of the work week
conducting administrative procedures for Rental Registration and Inspection and is responsible for all
identification, research, communication, registration, inventory records maintenance, collection of fees and
elevated enforcement for the program.

Building and Safety Division - Permitting: The EA is responsible for issuing permits, collecting and
accounting for fees, maintaining permit records for Building, Rental, Code Compliance, and Fire
Department (partial). The EA serves as the primary contact for the division interacting with builders,
contractors, developers, and citizens. The EA is responsible for maintaining annual business registration,
annual contractor registration, processing all Certificates of Occupancy, annual rental permits, and serves
as the Secretary for the BOA, Assistant to the CBO, and Notary for the division, other departments, and the
public. The EA position is manned during all office hours.

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