1135.08 DUTIES OF THE ZONING INSPECTOR, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, PLANNING COMMISSION, LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY, AND COURTS ON MATTERS OF APPEAL.
      A.   It is the intent of this Ordinance that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Zoning Inspector and that such questions shall be presented to the Board only on appeal from the decision of the Zoning Inspector. Recourse from the decisions of the Board shall be to the courts as provided by law.
 
      B.   It is further the intent of this Ordinance that the duties of the City Council, in connection with this Ordinance, shall not include hearing and deciding questions of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in this Section and this Ordinance.
 
      C.   Under this Ordinance, the City Council shall only have the duties of considering and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments or the repeal of this Ordinance as provided by law and of establishing a schedule of fees and charges as stated in Section 1135.09 of this Ordinance.
 
      D.   Nothing in this Ordinance shall be interpreted to prevent any official of the City from appealing a decision of any Board to the courts as provided in Chapters 2505 and 2506 of the Ohio Revised Code. Any such appeal shall be made within ten (10) days of the Board’s written decision.
 
      E.   Recourse from the decisions of the Planning Commission shall be to the courts as provided by law.
         (Ord. 2001-43. Passed 6-5-01.)