(A)
This chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall be appointed by the City Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To issue all zoning permits, certificates of zoning compliance and provisional use permits required by this chapter;
(2) To cause any building, structure, land, place or premises to be inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of an provision of this chapter;
(3) To act as advisor to the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council and Zoning Board of Adjustment and carry out and enforce any decisions or determinations of said bodies; and
(4) To develop the application forms and administrative requirements for compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Said forms and administrative requirements shall be approved by motion of the City Council.
(B) It is the intent of this chapter that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall make a determination as to how all land uses and structures are classified. Unless a use is specifically listed as permitted, it is prohibited. Any questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be presented to the Zoning Board of Adjustment only on appeal from the decision of the Zoning Administrator.
(C) If the Board shall find that the ordinance does not reasonably provide for a proper classification of the subject use, then the Board shall forward its findings to the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission, with a recommendation for amendment of the ordinance to provide for proper classification and to designate the zoning district(s) in which such use may be located.
(2011 Code, § 34.0503) (Ord. 2373, passed 4-20-2020)