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Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Dorris Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 Building Code

Dorris Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Dorris

Cite as: Dorris Municipal Code Chapter 15.04 · Text as of 2026-10-02

Office of building inspector established. Building permit required. Building permit fee. Wiring, appliances and fixtures. Provisions for modern sanitation required. Building inspection authority. Violation-Penalty. Office of building inspector established. The office of building inspector for the city is created. The building inspector shall be appointed by the city council. (Prior code § 8100)

15.04.020 Building permit required.

No person shall erect or construct any building or structure, or add to, enlarge, move, improve, alter, convert, extend or de- molish any building or structure, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a building permit therefor from the building inspector or the city council. (Prior code § 8101)

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15.04.030 Building permit fee.

Any person desiring a building pe:nnit shall at the time of making application there- for pay to the building inspector a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of estimated valuation. (Prior code§ 8102) 169

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15.04.040 Wiring, appliances and

faxtures. No wiring, appliance or fixtures shall be used in any building hereafter constructed in the city that have not been approved by fire underwriters or by the building inspector. (Prior code§ 8103)

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15.04.050 Provisions for modern

sanitation required. No building permit shall be granted for the construction of any business building or dwelling within the city without adequate provisions for modem sanitation. (Prior code § 8104)

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15.04.060 Building inspection

authority. Inspection of buildings under construction will be made regularly by the building in- spector. (Prior code§ 8105)

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15.04.070 Violation-Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). (Prior code § 8106)

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