(a) The Zoning Inspector shall enforce this Zoning Ordinance and any related ordinances and take all necessary steps to remedy any condition found in violation by ordering the discontinuance of said illegal uses or illegal work, and recommend to the Police Department or the Law Director appropriate action.
(b) The Zoning Inspector shall notify the property owner and any other person violating this Zoning Ordinance and any related ordinances or amendment of any violation and shall order actions to correct or remedy said violations; shall order the discontinuance of illegal uses of land, buildings, or structures in violation of this Zoning Ordinance; shall order in accordance with legal procedures the removal of illegal buildings and structures or illegal additions or structural alterations; shall order discontinuance of any illegal work underway; shall take any other action authorized by the Zoning Ordinance or any related ordinance or amendment, to ensure compliance and prevent violations, including issuance of and actions on any zoning permits or certificates and other similar duties. The Zoning Inspector may request the assistance of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Law Director or Police Department as necessary to enforce this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) Any notice issued under subsection (b) above shall be sent certified mail to the property owner or other person in violation of the Zoning Ordinance, or shall be served personally to the property owner or other person in violation of the Zoning Ordinance, or shall be posted in a conspicuous manner on the premises that is the subject of the violation of the Zoning Ordinance. The notice shall identify the violation and may inform the property owner or other person in violation of the Zoning Ordinance of the action required to correct the violation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the notice shall require that the violation be corrected within thirty days. In the case of emergency, danger to the health and safety of any person, or when irreparable harm may occur, the Zoning Inspector is not required to send or serve any notice prior to taking any action or commencing any proceeding to prevent or remedy the violation.
(Ord. 2125. Passed 2-14-11.)