This section shall establish duties and responsibilities of the Community Development Department, and other city officials and agencies, with respect to the administration of the city’s Land Use Ordinance. Such duties and responsibilities are established to fulfill the purpose and intent hereof.
(A) Community Development Department. In addition to duties described in Title 2, Brigham City’s Administrative Code, and elsewhere in this chapter, the duties of the Community Development Department shall be as follows.
(2) General plan. The Community Development Department shall assist the Planning Commission in the development and implementation of the General Plan for the physical and economic growth of the city and shall prepare population and growth studies in support of the General Plan.
(3) Administrative staff assistance and technical advice.
(a) The Community Development Department shall provide staff assistance to the Planning Commission and Appeal Authority. Staff assistance shall include attendance at regularly scheduled meetings and the preparation and publication of agendas.
(b) The Community Development Department shall act as technical advisor to the Mayor, City Council and other city departments upon request, and other committees and commissions as the Council may designate.
(B) Delegate responsibility. The Community Development Director may appoint authorized representatives to execute the responsibilities as described above.
(C) Administrative reviews and permits.
(1) Review for building permits.
(a) All applications for building permits shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for review. Such review shall assure compliance with the regulations of this code.
(b) The application for a building permit shall be accompanied by set of building plans, a plot plan showing lot lines and dimensions, locations of structures and improvements, requirements, building height limitations and all data necessary to show that all yard requirements and other provisions of this code are met.
(c) No building permit shall be issued until the application is approved for zoning compliance.
(2) Review for business licenses. The Community Development Department shall also review and approve all applications for business licenses, or renewal of such licenses, to assure compliance with this code.
(4) Conditional use permit. Applications for conditional use permit shall be submitted to the Community Development Department as provided for in §§ 156.375 through 156.387 of this chapter. The Community Development Department shall receive all submittals, assure completeness of submittals and prepare submittals for review by the Planning Commission.
(6) Amendments. Requests for amendments or changes to the city’s land use ordinances or zoning map shall be initiated with the Community Development Department.
(7) Interpretation. The Community Development Department shall be responsible for interpretation of the city’s land use ordinances and the zoning map. An appeal of the Community Development Department interpretation may be made to the city’s Appeal Authority as provided for elsewhere in § 156.056 of this chapter.
(8) Home occupation license review. The Community Development Department shall review and make recommendations for home occupation license.
(Prior Code, § 29.04.030) (Ord. 07-13, passed 7-19-2007)