(A) (1) It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce this chapter in accordance with its provisions.
(2) All departments, officials and public employees of the county vested with the duty or authority to issue permits, licenses or certificates shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall issue no permit, license or certificate for any use, building or purpose in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) In the enforcement of this chapter, the Zoning Administrator shall exercise the following power and duties.
(1) All questions of interpretation and enforcement of this chapter shall be first presented to the Zoning Administrator and such questions shall be presented to the Board only on appeal of the decision of the Zoning Administrator. Any recourse from the decision of the Board shall be to the courts as provided in §§ 154.175 through 154.185 of this chapter.
(2) Whenever a zoning violation occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file with the Zoning Administrator a written complaint which states fully the causes and basis thereof. The Zoning Administrator shall record properly such complaint, immediately investigate and take appropriate action thereon.
(3) Upon discovery of any zoning violation, the Zoning Administrator shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The Zoning Administrator shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of illegal additions, alterations or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this chapter to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.
(4) The Zoning Administrator shall prepare reports of those zoning violations which continue unabated after exhaustion of reasonable administrative remedies towards their abatement and shall submit said reports to the County Attorney for such legal action as the facts of each report may require.
(5) In the event the County Attorney after analysis of the report, institutes legal proceedings, the Zoning Administrator will cooperate fully with the County Attorney in the perfection of such proceedings.
(6) In all cases where the county commences court action, the Zoning Administrator shall cooperate with the County Attorney by performing such additional investigative work as the County Attorney may reasonably require.
(Ord. passed - -2010)