(A) Establishment.
(1) The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator, or his/her authorized agent, is hereby authorized, and it shall be his/her duty, to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(3) An appeal from the decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be made pursuant to the provisions of § 154.042.
(B) Powers and duties.
(1) In administering the provisions of this chapter, the Zoning Administrator shall:
(a) Make and maintain records of all applications for permits and requests listed herein, and records of all permits issued or denied, with notations of all special conditions or modifications involved.
(b) File and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the same shall form a part of the records of his/her office and shall be available for inspection at reasonable times by any interested person.
(c) Transmit to the appropriate board or commission and the Board of County Commissioners all applications and plans for which their review and approval is required.
(d) Conduct inspections of the premises and, upon finding that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it.
(e) Discuss plans with applicants and to advise them on the requirements of this chapter.
(f) Maintain the Official Zoning Map and related materials.
(g) Maintain the official copy of the Zoning Code and ensure that it is updated upon the approval of a text amendment.
(2) The Zoning Administrator is granted the authority to administer and enforce the provisions of this section, exercising in the fulfillment of his/her responsibility the full police power of Greene County.
(C) Review authority. The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the review of and making recommendations regarding the following:
(1) Zoning Code text amendments.
(2) Zoning map amendments (rezoning).
(3) Special use permit.
(4) Variance.
(D) Final authority. The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for final action regarding the following: Zoning permits for uses that are permitted by right and the establishment of vested rights.
(E) Inspections. The Zoning Administrator and his/her staff may inspect work undertaken pursuant to a development approval to assure that the work is being done in accordance with applicable state and local laws and of the terms of the approval. In exercising this power, staff are authorized to enter any premises within the jurisdiction of the county at all reasonable hours for the purposes of inspection or other enforcement action, upon presentation of proper credentials; provided, however, that the appropriate consent has been given for inspection of areas not open to the public or that an appropriate inspection warrant has been secured.
(F) Notice. Any approval or disapproval of an application for zoning compliance made pursuant to this section shall be communicated by the Administrator who shall in turn give written notice to the owner of the property that is the subject of the determination and to the party who sought the determination, if different from the owner. The written notice shall be delivered by personal delivery, electronic mail, or by first-class mail. The notice shall be delivered to the last address listed for the owner of the affected property on the county tax abstract and to the address provided in the application or request for a determination if the party seeking the determination is different from the owner.
(G) Appeals. Any appeal from a decision of the Zoning Administrator may be made in accordance with the provisions of § 154.042.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)