Code Administration / Building Unit Building Inspection Unit Web Page Location: 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower Mobile, AL 36644 Contact: Carl Broadhead Chief Building Inspector Contact E-mail Address: broadhead@cityofmobile.org Contact Telephone Number: 251-208-7642 Inspectors: Frank Sigler Building Inspector II siglerf@cityofmobile.org Pat Lilley Building Inspector I pat.lilley@cityofmobile.org Dennis Mott Building Inspector I mottd@cityofmobile.org Kevin O’Shea Building Inspector I Larry King Building Inspector I kingl@cityofmobile.org Staff Telephone Number: 251-208-7198 Department/Section/Unit Fax Number: 251-208-7023 or 251- 208-7896 Inspector Field Operations: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Office Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Staff Hours For Telephone Contact Purposes: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Description of Department/Section/Unit’s Responsibilities in the construction process in the City Of Mobile: The Building Unit is responsible for the following: interpretation and enforcement of the International Building Code; interpretation and enforcement of the International Residential Code; interpretation and enforcement of FEMA regulations, as well as monitoring and reviewing documents submitted for permitting such as 50 % Rule Substantial Improvement documentation forms; reviewing flood elevation certificates for compliance with the City of Mobile’s Floodplain Ordinance; providing enforcement for the City of Mobile Engineering Department ordinance violations, ie, land disturbance violations, and failure to obtain proper permits; providing enforcement for the Historic Development Department ordinance violations, ie, work in progress without proper permits or approvals; reviewing swimming pool permits and inspecting swimming pools for proper fences and self-locking gates, and proper set backs; plan reviews for proposed commercial and residential construction; meeting with Technical Review Committee to go over proposed, upcoming developments; meeting with architects and engineers to discuss code issues pertaining to review comments; assisting Central Permitting in everyday operations and issues; answering questions at the counter and on the telephone about code issues or problems; reviewing residential and commercial permits for compliance and signing Certificates of Occupancy when all requirements have been met; and reviewing and signing letters of inspection when a project has been completed.