This section shall establish duties and responsibilities for the city staff and other city officials and agencies, with respect to the administration of the city’s land use ordinance.
(A) City staff. The duties of the city staff shall be as follows.
(1) Reviews and approvals. The city staff shall be authorized to undertake reviews, recommendations, and approvals as described in § 155.249.
(2) General Plan. The city staff 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. The city staff 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. The city staff 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 city staff may appoint authorized representatives to execute the responsibilities as described above.
(C) Administrative reviews and permits.
(1) Review for building permits. The Chief Building Official shall submit all applications for building permits to the city staff for review. Such review shall assure compliance with the regulations of this chapter. 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 chapter are met. The Chief Building Official shall issue no building permit until the application is approved for zoning compliance by the city staff.
(2) Review for business licenses. The city staff shall also review and approve all applications for business licenses, or renewal of such licenses, to assure compliance with this chapter.
(3) Site plan review. The city staff shall receive all applications for site plan review, as provided for in § 155.104. The city staff shall receive all submittals, assure completeness, and prepare submittals for review.
(4) Conditional use permit. Applications for conditional use permit shall be submitted to the city staff as provided for in § 155.105. The city staff shall receive all submittals, assure completeness of submittals, and prepare submittals for review by the Planning Commission.
(5) Temporary use permit. Applications for temporary use permit shall be received by the city staff and follow the procedure as described in § 155.110.
(6) Amendments. Requests for amendments or changes to the city’s land use ordinances or zoning map shall be initiated with the city staff.
(7) Interpretation. The city staff shall be responsible for interpretation of the city’s land use ordinances and the zoning map. An appeal of the Supervisor/City Planner’s interpretation may be made to the city’s Appeal Authority as provided for elsewhere in § 155.056(A).
(8) Home occupation license review. The city staff shall review and make recommendations for home occupation license.
(Ord. 2008-001, passed - -2008) Penalty, see § 155.999