Commercial Occupancy Permits - When do I need one and when is an annual inspection required?
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The City of O'Fallon's Property Maintenance Code Section 6 requires inspections of non-residential/commercial properties as follows:
6.03 Non-Residential/Commercial Occupancy Permit Requirements:
(a) The following additional regulations and standards are hereby adopted for non-residential/commercial structures as supplementary and in addition to the requirements of the Property Maintenance Code and are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth therein:
(i) Annual inspections shall be required on all non-residential/commercial structures or premises of the following types and uses:
(a) A principal non-residential/commercial structure that contains a residential occupancy, such as apartments, that constitutes an accessory use to the structure. The residential portion of that structure shall be only inspected under the guidelines for residential occupancy and related exceptions.
(b) All structures in the R1 Use Group as defined in the Building Code, i.e.: hotels, motels, bed and breakfast and boarding houses.
(c) All structures in the A-1 Use Group as defined in the Building Code, i.e.: theaters, concert halls
(d) All structures in the A-3 Use Group as defined in the Building Code, i.e.: structures intended for worship, recreation, amusement, community halls, dance halls, etc.
(e) Any other structure within the Assembly Group as defined in the Building Code, which in the determination of the Code Official presents a potential public safety hazard to the occupants.
(f) All structures having automatic fire suppression systems, including fire suppression cooking hood systems.
(g) All structures and facilities used for child care and having an average daily attendance of eight or more children.
(h) Any structure in the H (hazardous) Use Group as defined by the Building Code.