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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS The Department of Buildings admini ter Zoning Ordinance , the H o using and Slum Clearanc nd enforces the Code , the Housing .Oamolition Ordinance , the Georgia Safety F ire Law and th Elev - tor Ordin nc • Its res pon ibilitie s generally regulate the p riv te use of pri v tc property. The m anner in which the department doe its job and works with othe r agencies both in and out of the City government will be r fleete d in the quality of t o tal community development. Staffing , o rganiz ation~ and r cords must be so d e veloped as to have flexibility. comprehonsiven ss , and eesnitivity t o the ne ds and rcquil"cments of are The Department of Buildings ha review to been the subject of extensive nd reorganization t o better prepare it for it of the r organization i ction. now in th final stage . rol . Implement tion It would be inappropriate ttempt to evaluate p rformance . 1n 1964 , Public Admini tration S rvic r l tin t o the coneolid tion of in p ction 1 Thh r port .r evi mong • ver d nd l d partm_ente ntifi d pr p r d rvic s in th surv y r port City of Atl nta. 11 inspection 1 fun ctions c rricd out lthin the City ov rrunent. '.lb. major attention 0£ the report w • focused on th Dep rtm nt of Buildin In p ctione. The finding• of th r port 14d to reconunend tlon for an xpend d de rtm nt of �==== = = = ~ -- - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - - --- Page Two ng Inspections t o include plumbing inspection (fr om th Buil Construction Departnlent) , electri c 1 in pection (fr om the Dep rtment of Electrici ty) and housing code inspection (fr om the Departm.e nt of Urb n Renewal ). adopted the full re port . Th e City l'he Depart ment s of El ctricity nd Urban R newal we re a bolished when the i:r few remaini n g res ponsibilitie t o othe r de p artm ents and ag nc ie . w re transferred No one lost h i s job o r was re duce d in alary due t o the i mplement tion of these recomrn nd ti.ens . C on olidation b gan in Jul y of 196 4. In the beginning little more could be _cc omplishe d th n to e!fect a legal ch ng • er pread fr om the third floor of City Hall to th UIXUn r 1965, one y ar 1 t r , major offic hich re ulted in t Hall permit d r thirte nth fl oor . In 1 te made t City re lignment w r eignm nts made for a e ntr 1 record r d m de in 1966. s 1 ned to ighth Phy ic 1 t ti tic 1 unit and t he c ntral k . St ffing for- th Records Bure u wa p r•onnel formerly v rious offic s Dep t"bnent of Buildin e occupying 11 of th nd n i nth floor • Fu.rther office pro vi ion Th provid d by cl rlc 1 ch of the in p ction divi · i o.oe . Staffing Th Dep rtm nt h s of 16. u t chnic 1 t ff of 72 nd The technical et ft Includes the d partment h cl ric l tall d (Building Official), aaietant Building Official; two rchlt ct ngine r , ten plwnbl g in•p ctor.s, �Page Thre ten electrical inspecto rs , two elevator inspectors , nine heating :.nd ventil ting inspecto rs and ongin ers, sixteen buildin inspectors and - fift en persons engaged in housing code nforcement. Six technicians are ither registered engineers or architects . Must of the specialized inspectors are licensed in their trades. Work Program Inspectional s rvic and re provid d to in ur the he 1th, safety neral welfare of the community. structures will b tand rds . built~ rep ired and alt red in manner that nd ventil ting in p c:tion a El ctrical insp ction (u ually th ith bu.Uding that exlstin bou.•ing. 1' bove in th t ~e bou ing ere built und r lorm r r gul tion In in pection to upgr d th Zoning ordin c itation). enforc: m nt ctiviti n •pace • It ie the nda-rd of living l ulatlon1 of land u . • control of h l ht nd bulk ol buildin quir ment for yards a d other o ir pollution. 11 r duce !ir r quired low r at nd rd of a£ ty nd neral purpoae ot ho r batem nt in order to reduce in.aur th t wiring in tall tions He ting install d prop rly ure that heatin unit ar rd • Hou ing in pectiona di.ff r from th one rned w r facilitie ill protect the occup nts health. nd include provi ion for moke cod i c.cordance with accepted Plum.bing in pecti ons insu1•e that are inst 11 d in h Building insp ctions in urc th t upport the t · bllth ar a �Page F ,;ur The vol ume of work unde r tak en b y the departm.e.nt may be measur ed by t he value and number of b uil ding permits issued i n the past ten ye rs . - Yer Numbe r of Permits Value of Build ing (Million of Dolla r s ) 1955 1956 1957 1958 76 10, 613 59 59 9, 682 7,791 8. 327 8, 728 1959 10 8 114 1960 91 1961 1962 96 8., 311 10 , 158 99;i957 117 109 150 1963 1964 9, 168 9 , 142 1965 Building C Th City of Atl nt stand rd of con tructlon. building. l be various code dop velopl.ng d by the City. He ting C od • Thi are not bu d aft r ndm.ent • SU! _d i Durrently the City is u•in ith aom local ld ly adopt d by o a high The Nation l Building C od 1 ba ic lly us d !or In 1965 a revh _d Nation l El ctrical C od Electric l C od n provi d s tbro·u h thes bich th exi: ting N tional Th City i8 1 der in cod has rec ived n tlon 1 eel im r ciU e . The Plumbing nd th Ho u ing C o d • ny m-od l code, but do incorporate hi · h standard& . / d h s �P ge Five ly, the codes provide for eight i nsp ction Gener construction. a A final inspection .i to b made during actual made upon com.pletion of all work to ure conformance to land use , type of building, area of lot nd other require m ents of the zoning and building ordinance nd codes . A certificate of occupancy is issued at that time . Budget and Rev1.1e The departm nt collects in f ,q,ense of operation. enough fund to cover all the A recent survey of municipal building inspection p ractic e indicat d that 7 2 per c nt of 101 c ities over 100,, 000 popul tion rec i v 75 p r c nt or mor two p r cent of th bud e citi of their op r ting budget from k • rvlc and <:enttal building public con'Vi nienc • A contr ctor or ind ividu rv a a t all buildin p rmlt at on location. H m u st~ ho v iial o the:r loc: tio obt Thirty .. t fr om £ s . pe rmits d r s. receive 100 per cent or tno:re of th ir operating The con oUd tion of in pection 1 can te ithin City H l for other basic lnfor te. rm.it•, ed from th 1 I' ••• v r ., a r meter ater Dep rtrq.entJ e•ment,. c rb c t rm.it d l ocation of r p rmita, d loc tl of • till tlon o to d t,r f eiliti • treet op nlng per er f clltti e ar r

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�Pg Six obtained from the Construction Dep rtment. pplieations for rezoning nd strc t numbers are provided at the Planning Dep rtment. Copies of the Zon ng Cede are purchas d from tl1e City Cler! as a.re 1-icensee to engag in the construction bu~ ines • C .:>mplete consolid tion of the e information nd permit \issuing function ch.an es that ero require considerable study and would !fed over dep l'tment l line • �