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required to check construction for building code compliance.

PBM inspectors will work an eight hour day if the workload demands and will be available first thing in the morning, according to Melnikoff.

If the supervisors want to make the building inspectors responsible for seeing that construction meets zoning ordinances, particularly regulations on setback distance, this can also be worked out, Melnikoff said. If a structure violates zoning ordinances, "what you want to do is stop the job before the man spends any money,” he said. Noting that compliance with local ordinances Unusually the responsibility of the zoning administrator, Melnikoff said that “the man who goes to the site could do both jobs,” checking for compliance with state building code regulations and local zoning ordinances.

According to Melnikoff, PBM inspectors will also turn in daily reports of their activities. On a typical workday, he said, the inspector will check with the building official first thing in the morning for a schedule of construction sites to visit and then will stop back by in the afternoon to turn in a report, including notice of any building code violations found.

He estimated that a typical residential structure would require six inspections at $25 each. The supervisors explained after the work session that

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