(A) (1) The Planning Director is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of these regulations and establish rules for its administration. For such purposes, the Planning Director shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer.
(2) Any appropriate actions may be taken by law or in equity to prevent any violation thereof, to prevent unlawful construction, to recover damages, to correct or abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure, or premises. These remedies shall be in addition to the penalties described in division (C) below.
(B) No owner or developer of any parcel of land located in a proposed subdivision shall transfer or sell any part of the parcel before a final plat of the subdivision has been approved in accordance with the provisions of the regulations and filed with the county’s Register of Deeds, unless provisions of plat exemptions apply as within § 152.023.
(C) Whenever any work is done contrary to the provisions of these regulations, the Planning Director may order the work stopped by notice, in writing, served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done; and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Planning Director to proceed with work.
(D) The Planning Director shall have the authority to make interpretations of these regulations and to adopt and enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to clarify the application of its provisions.
(E) (1) No zoning permit or building permit shall be issued for the demolition or construction of any building or structure located on a lot or parcel subdivided or sold in violation of the provisions of these regulations.
(2) The authority to deny such a permit shall apply whether the applicant was the owner of record at the time of such violation or is the current owner of record or a vendee of the current owner pursuant to a contract of sale with or without actual or constructive knowledge of the violations at the time of acquisition of interest in said real property.
(Ord. 1104-63, passed 4-26-2011)