§ 6-201. Discontinuance of services for violations.

(a)

The building official may request the appropriate department head to withhold services, such as water, garbage collection, sewer services or any other service of similar nature rendered by city, from any property on which any structure, house or building is being erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of the National Electrical Code, Standard Building Code, Standard Plumbing Code, Standard Mechanical Code, Standard Gas Code, and Standard Swimming Pool Code adopted in this chapter, or in violation of any other law or ordinance of city pertaining to health, safety or morals.

(b)

The building official shall notify the person in charge or in possession of such property, or the owner thereof, of the violations and shall fix a reasonable time for the correction of such violations. If the violations continue after the expiration of such given time, the chief building official is authorized to request the appropriate department head to disconnect the water and sewer lines and discontinue all services so long as such violations continue. Any person interfering with the building official or the agents or employees of City of Cartersville in disconnecting the sewer or water line or in the performance of their duties shall be guilty of an offense under this Code and punished as provided by section 1-6 herein.

(c)

The chief building official may also request, in writing, all public utility corporations to discontinue or refuse services to such property maintained in violation of city laws or ordinances, and such public utility corporations, after the time fixed by the chief building official, shall not render any services to such property.

(Ord. No. 60-03, § 3, 12-19-03)