1301.06 COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES; CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.

   (a)   The Commissioner of Zoning shall receive for filing all applications which may or are required by law to be filed with the City Planning and Zoning Commission. In addition thereto, he or she shall investigate any zoning violations, enforce the planning and zoning laws of the City, act as advisor to the City Planning and Zoning Commission, perform research and conduct investigations for such Commission, serve all notices and subpoenas on behalf of such Commission and perform such other duties as may be delegated, authorized or assigned to him or her by the City Planning and Zoning Commission.

   (b)   The Commissioner of Zoning shall review all Certificates of Occupancy and shall approve the same only if the premises and structures located thereon fully comply with all of the zoning laws of the City. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be valid or effective until such time as it is signed by the Commissioner or Zoning.

(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59; Ord. 55-2018. Passed 5-7-18.)

1301.07 COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS; DECISIONS; APPEALS.

   (a)   Any decision of the Commissioner of Buildings, made in the enforcement of this Planning and Zoning Code or the Building Code, or any decision of the Manager of Housing Programs, made in the enforcement of the Housing Code, or in the issuance or refusal of a permit by the Commissioner of Buildings, may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning Commission by any person claiming to be adversely affected by such decision.

   (b)   The Commission may affirm, reverse or modify the action or decision of the Commissioner of Buildings or the Manager of Housing Programs. The Commission shall have the power to direct the Commissioner of Buildings to issue the proper permits or the Commission itself may issue such permits. The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall also have all the powers of the officer from whom an appeal is taken.

(Ord. 69-1996. Passed 3-18-96; Ord. 55-2018. Passed 5-7-18.)

1301.08 ENFORCEMENT; HEARINGS.

   The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall have power to prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Planning and Zoning Code, and for such purposes may conduct hearings and make orders for the enforcement of any provision, rule or regulation of any zoning ordinance or of any use district classification.

(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59; Ord. 55-2018. Passed 5-7-18.)