The responsibilities of the Community Development Department as they relate to administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be as follows:
(A) Administer and enforce this chapter;
(B) Create and maintain a system of current and permanent records of this chapter, including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, conditional uses, variances, appeals, and applications;
(C) Receive, file, and forward all applications for appeals, variances, conditional uses, amendments, or other matters to the designated official bodies;
(D) Determine the completeness of applications. Notify applicants of incomplete applications within 15 days of receipt of the application;
(E) Maintain a system of records to ensure that the City Council acts on applications within 60 days of being deemed complete. Notify the applicant in writing if the city needs an additional 60 days to act on the application;
(F) Provide public notice of all applications that require a public hearing;
(G) Act as liaison between the Planning Commission and City Council;
(H) Review and determine that all building permits, certificates of compliance, and certificates of occupancy comply with the provisions of this chapter;
(I) Periodically inspect buildings and land uses in the city for compliance with the provisions of this chapter;
(J) Notify, in writing, any person responsible for violating a provision of this chapter indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it and a time frame for compliance;
(K) Initiate, in the name of the city, appropriate actions or proceedings against any violator of the provisions of this chapter as provided by law as may be necessary to insure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions. Cooperate with the City Attorney in the prosecution of complaints.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 549, passed 5-22-2006; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010)