(A) Establishment. The position of Administrative Official is hereby established for the city. The Administrative Official shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the City Council. Further, he or she may be provided with the assistance of such persons as the City Council may direct. The Administrative Official shall administer and enforce this chapter. It is the intent of this chapter that questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Administrative Official and that such questions shall be presented to the Board of Adjustment only on appeal from the decision of the Administrative Official.
(B) Duties.
(1) The powers and duties of the Administrative Official shall be as follows:
(a) Issue all building/use permits and make and maintain records thereof;
(b) Revoke any permit, which was unlawfully issued, or any permit wherein defective work has been performed, and when such work has not been corrected;
(c) Conduct inspections of buildings, structures, and the use of land to determine compliance with this chapter;
(d) Notify in writing persons responsible for violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering action necessary to correct;
(e) Order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, 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;
(f) Maintain permanent and current records of this regulation, including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, variances, appeals, and applications;
(g) Provide public information relative to all matters arising out of this chapter;
(h) Forward to the Planning Commission all applications for amendments to this chapter;
(i) Forward to the Board of Adjustment, applications for appeals, variances, conditional uses, or other matters on which the Board of Adjustment is required to pass under this chapter; and
(j) Initiate, direct, and review, from time to time, a study of the provisions of this chapter, and to make such reports available to the Planning Commission. The Administrative Official shall receive applications for building permits, special permitted use permits, conditional uses, variances, and zoning amendments.
(2) For building/use permits, the Administrative Official shall issue building/use permits and special permitted use permits only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) For conditional uses and variances, the Administrative Official shall review the application, and shall provide a review of the application to the Board of Adjustment.
(4) For zoning amendments, the Administrative Official shall review the application, and shall provide a review of the application to the Planning Commission and City Council.
(C) Powers. If the Administrative Official shall find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, he or she shall notify in writing the persons responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation, and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He or she shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, 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.
(Ord. 842, passed 3-14-2022)