By Scott Baughman
Published: January 6,2012
2012 has come, but homebuilders in Mecklenburg County and elsewhere in the state are still living in 2011 – at least as far as building codes are concerned.
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 11,2011
By next summer, with the 2012 Democratic National Convention around the corner, Jim Bartl and his staff at the Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement Office are likely going to have their hands full. They could be flooded with permits as contractors try to prepare venues across the city for the September event. But how full code [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: July 15,2011
The heat could soon be on some Charlotte-area developers to speed up construction on projects before the end of this year. If they don’t, it could cost them their precious building permits, which would mean wasted time and money. It could also result in partially built projects sitting around the Charlotte area until developers get [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: November 12,2010
The stereotypical relationship between contractors and code inspectors is an adversarial one, but it’s one that the Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement Department says it is trying to improve. It’s a stereotype Jim Bartl, the county’s code enforcement director, is all too familiar with. “There’s a perception that we’re against the contractor,” Bartl said. “We like [...]
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