§ 9.12.040. Permit—Approval process.

A.

Upon receipt of a completed application for a permit and payment of the established application processing fee, the director shall conduct the appropriate inspections. The city manager and his designees, including but not limited to the code enforcement division and the building official, shall conduct an inspection of all plumbing and plumbing fixtures of the establishment prior to the site assessment and after payment of the established fee. If the plumbing inspection is approved, then the site assessment is conducted. The director shall approve issuance of a permit if the assessment reveals compliance with the requirements of this chapter and compliance with all city ordinances governing the proposed operation.

B.

If the plumbing inspection is approved, then the site assessment is conducted. The director shall approve issuance of a permit if the assessment reveals compliance with the requirements of this chapter and compliance with all city ordinances governing the proposed operation. The established site assessment fee shall be paid at the time the permit application is submitted and must be paid prior to the site assessment occurring. One or more additional established site assessment fees will be required for follow up site assessments for any establishment that does not qualify to receive the permit at the time of an assessment visit.

C.

During the site assessment of a mobile establishment regulated under Chapter 12.46 of the El Paso City Code, conducted on and after June 15, 2001, the director shall inspect the flashing or blinking signals required under that chapter, and no permit shall be issued unless such signals are present and operational.

(Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17392, § 2, 8-24-2010, eff. 9-1-2010; Ord. No. 17544, § 2, 4-26-2011)