50-60-106. Powers and duties of municipalities. (1) The examination, approval, or disapproval of plans and specifications, the issuance and revocation of building permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the inspection of buildings, and the administration and enforcement of building regulations within the municipal jurisdictional area shall be the responsibility of the municipalities of the state.
     (2) Each municipality may:
     (a) examine, approve, or disapprove plans and specifications for the construction of any building, the construction of which is pursuant or purports to be pursuant to the provisions of the state or municipal building code, and direct the inspection of the buildings during and in the course of construction;
     (b) require that construction of buildings be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the state or municipal building code, subject to the powers of variance or modification granted to the department;
     (c) order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist in, on, or about any building in violation of the state or municipal building code. Orders may be served upon the owner or his authorized agent personally or by sending by registered or certified mail a copy of the order to the owner or his authorized agent at the address set forth in the application for permission for the construction of the building. Any local building department, by action of an authorized officer, may grant in writing such time as may be reasonably necessary for achieving compliance with the order.
     (d) issue certificates of occupancy, permits, licenses, and such other documents in connection with the construction of the buildings as required;
     (e) make, amend, and repeal rules for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this section and for the collection of reasonable fees, which shall be comparable to fees imposed or prescribed by existing local building regulations;
     (f) prohibit the commencement of construction until a permit has been issued by the local building department after a showing of compliance with the requirements of the applicable provisions of the state or municipal building code.

     History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 226, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2117(part).