A. Duties Of The Codes Enforcement Officer:
1. All applications shall be received by the village codes enforcement officer. The codes enforcement officer will check all applications to ensure completeness before accepting them.
2. Applications for home occupation permits shall be approved, denied or revoked by the codes enforcement officer, who shall submit a monthly report of all such approvals or denials to the planning and zoning commission and to the governing body.
3. Applications for cottage industries, conditional use permits, and temporary use permits located in the C-1 and M-1 zoning districts, shall be reviewed by the codes enforcement officer to determine if they meet the requirements of the zoning ordinance and to determine if they should be approved, approved with conditions, or denied. The codes enforcement officer shall write a report and recommendation which will be presented to the planning and zoning commission along with a copy of the application and all correspondence or other documentation submitted in support or opposition of the application.
4. Applications for zone changes, initial zoning and variances, along with all correspondence or other documentation submitted in support or opposition of an application, shall be forwarded by the codes enforcement officer to the village planning and zoning commission for its determination as to the compliance or noncompliance of the application with the regulations of the village.
5. The codes enforcement officer may prepare amendments to the land use regulations of the village, but shall submit any such proposed amendments to the planning and zoning commission in a written report.
6. The codes enforcement officer shall, under general supervision, perform the following services: zoning ordinance enforcement, building code enforcement and business license enforcement;
7. Seek compliance, issue warnings and assist in providing information for citations relating to codes enforcement;
8. Prepare written reports on violations of the village's zoning, building and business license codes;
9. Provide detailed investigations on activities which are in violation of the municipal codes;
10. Meet with members of the public to describe code enforcement programs;
11. Contact violators of ordinances to seek compliance with regulations;
12. Testify in court, if necessary, as a result of code enforcement investigations;
13. Assist the Hatch police department in the issuance of citations to violators of the municipal code.
14. The codes enforcement officer shall enforce this title.
B. Duties Of The Planning And Zoning Commission:
1. The planning and zoning commission shall review and may, in a public hearing, approve, approve with conditions, deny applications for all cottage industries, conditional use permits, and temporary use permits in the C-1 and M-1 zoning districts, and may revoke such permits if the terms of approval of said permits are not met.
2. The planning and zoning commission shall review applications for zone changes, initial zoning and variances, and shall submit its recommendation for approval, approval with conditions, or denial on those cases to the governing body.
3. The planning and zoning commission shall review any amendments to the land use regulations of the village which are submitted to it, and, after a majority vote of its membership, shall submit the proposed amendment and its written recommendations to the governing body for the governing body's consideration. The commission may develop amendments to the village zoning code and other land use documents and, following a majority vote of its membership, shall submit the proposed amendment and its written recommendations to the governing body for their consideration.
4. The planning and zoning commission shall serve as a board of appeals to decisions involving home occupation permits and cottage industries made by the codes enforcement officer.
5. The planning and zoning commission shall provide written minutes, with recommendations as necessary, to the governing body on all matters that are brought before the commission.
C. Duties Of The Governing Body:
1. The governing body shall review and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for zone changes, initial zoning and variances.
2. The governing body shall serve as a board of appeals in cases when a decision by the planning and zoning commission is appealed.
3. The governing body shall vote on all proposed amendments to the land use regulations of the village. (Ord. 323, 2003: Ord. 256 art. II § 3, 1993)