(A) The administrative official, and/or the Code Enforcement Officer, if any, designated by the Township Board shall administer and enforce this chapter. These official(s) may be provided with the assistance of other persons as the Township Board may direct.
(B) If the administrative official or the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the official shall notify, in writing, the person responsible for the violation, or the owner of record of the lot upon which the violation is taking place, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He or she shall order discontinuance of the illegal use of any lot 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.
(C) The administrative official shall have the power to grant zoning compliance permits and to make inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his or her duties in the enforcement of this chapter.
(D) The administrative official shall require that every application for a permit for excavation, construction, moving, or structure alteration or change in type of use or the type of occupancy, be accompanied by a written statement and plans drawn to scale, in triplicate, and showing the following, in sufficient detail, to ascertain whether the proposed work or use is in conformance with this chapter:
(1) The actual shape, location, and dimensions of the lot;
(2) The shape, size and location of all buildings or other structure to be erected, altered, or moved, and of any buildings or other structures already on the lot;
(3) The existing and intended use of the lot and of all the structures upon it, including, in residential areas, the number of dwelling units the building is intended to accommodate;
(4) The signature of the owner of the premises concerned; and
(5) Other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of this chapter are being observed.
(E) If the proposed excavation, construction, moving, or alteration or use of land as set forth in the application are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the administrative official shall issue a permit.
(F) If any application for the permit is not approved, the administrative official shall state in writing on the application, the cause for the disapproval.
(G) When required or authorized by this chapter, the administrative official shall refer the application to the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Township Board, or other agency for required approvals.
(H) Issuance of a permit shall in no case be construed as waiving any provisions of this chapter and a permit issued contrary to the terms of this chapter shall be void.
(I) The administrative official is under no circumstances permitted to grant exceptions to the actual meaning of any clause, order, or regulation contained in this chapter to any person making application to excavate, construct, remove, alter, or use either building, structures or land within the township.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 25.02)