A. Planning and Development Director.
1. Administrative Authority.
a. The planning and development director shall serve as the administrator of the UDO unless otherwise stated and has the authority to supervise all activities and decisions of the planning and development department.
b. The planning and development director may designate any staff member as their designee in any function assigned by the UDO.
c. Any reference in the UDO to the planning and development director, floodplain administrator, subdivision administrator, watershed administrator or other administrative designation shall be presumed to be the planning and development director or their designee.
2. Duties, including but not limited to:
a. Draft and implement plans and development regulations to be adopted pursuant to G.S. Chapter 160D;
b. Determine whether applications for development approvals are complete;
c. Process applications for development approvals; provide notice of applications and hearings;
d. Make decisions and determinations regarding development regulation implementation;
e. Determine whether applications for development approvals meet applicable standards as established by law and local ordinance;
f. Conduct inspections;
g. Issue or deny certificates of compliance; enforcing development regulations, including issuing notices of violation, and orders to correct violations; and
h. Bring judicial action against actual or threatened violations; keeping adequate records; and any other actions that may be required in order to adequately enforce the UDO and laws of the city of Marion that are under the city's planning and development jurisdiction.
B. Chief Building Official.
1. Administrative Authority.
a. The chief building official is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the North Carolina State Building Code, North Carolina State Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings and all other applicable state codes adopted by the North Carolina Building Code Council as referenced herein, and as may be amended from time to time.
b. The chief building official shall be responsible for the direct supervision of building inspection staff.
2. Duties, including but not limited to:
a. Processing and reviewing applications and plans in accordance with state building codes, including those for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and gas.
b. Conducting inspections of buildings and other structures.
c. The installation of plumbing systems, electrical systems, heating systems, refrigeration systems, and air-conditioning systems.
d. The maintenance of buildings and other structures in a safe, sanitary, and healthful condition.
e. Issuance or denial of development permits, certificates of compliance, and certificates of occupancy; enforcing development regulations, including issuing notices of violation, stop work orders, and orders to correct violations.
f. Bringing judicial action against actual or threatened violations; keeping adequate records; and any other actions that may be required in order to adequately enforce the UDO and laws of the city of Marion that are under the city's planning and development jurisdiction.
C. Technical Review Committee.
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Technical Review Committee (TRC) is to coordinate the review of any development application that requires final action by the governing board when a public street, right-of-way, or utility is altered, extended, expanded, or modified.
2. Composition. The TRC shall be composed of administrative representation from each of the following departments and the divisions within them:
a. Planning and Development (Planning)
b. Planning and Development (Building);
c. Fire Department;
d. Public Works (Streets); and
e. Public Works (Utilities).
The director of each department, or their designee, having the power and authority to review and make recommendations on development applications shall serve on the TRC.
(Ord. No. O-21-06-15-5, §1, 6-15-21)