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Welcome to Building Services
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Purpose:
To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of Mecklenburg County citizens by enforcing the NC State Building Codes for structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment.
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Building Services Tool Box:
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RTAC
Residential Technical Answer Center
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CTAC
Commercial Technical Answer Center
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Scope of Services:
- To enforce the North Carolina Building Codes, by inspecting all new Commercial and Residential type construction also including alteration, additions, remodeling and rehabilitation.
- Research and develop code interpretations
- Investigate reports and appearance of work being done without permits.
- To inspect any commercial site that has a change of occupancy requiring permit.
- To inspect any commercial site that changed ownership, or business classification for the public safety related to ABC licensing.
- Assist customers in code violation resolutions to achieve compliance.
- Provide monthly consistency meetings, open to the general public, designed to ensure uniform enforcement application of codes.
- Communicate action/proposed action to necessary agencies, and affected parties
- To serve the public in time of disasters by assisting in the observation and assessment of damaged structures by providing a specialty trained team within the department called S.E.R.T (State Emergency Response Teams)
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