(A) Establishment and purpose. The position of Administrative Official is hereby established for the city. The Administrative Official may be employed by the city or other entity in another position. The City Council shall appoint the Administrative Official. Further, he or she may be provided with the assistance of such other persons as the City Council may direct. The Administrative Official shall administer and enforce this chapter. It is the intent of this chapter that all 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. The powers and duties of the Administrative Official shall be as follows:
(1) Issue all building permits as approved by the City Council and make and maintain records thereof;
(2) Conduct inspections of buildings, structures and the use of land to determine compliance with this chapter;
(3) Notify in writing persons responsible for violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering action necessary to correct;
(4) 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;
(5) Revoke any permit, which was unlawfully issued, or any permit wherein defective work has been performed, and when such work has not been corrected within 90 days of notification;
(6) Maintain permanent and current records of this regulation, including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, variances, appeals and applications;
(7) Provide public information relative to all matters arising out of this chapter;
(8) Forward to the City Council all applications for building permits in accordance with this chapter;
(9) Forward to the Planning and Zoning Commission all applications for amendments to this chapter;
(10) Forward to the Board of Adjustment, applications for appeals, variances or other matters on which the Board of Adjustment is required to pass under this chapter;
(11) 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 and Zoning Commission. The Administrative Official shall receive applications for building permits, conditional uses, variances and zoning amendments;
(12) For building permits, the Administrative Official, on behalf of the City Council, shall issue building permits only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and which have been approved by the City Council;
(13) For conditional use s and variances, the Administrative Official shall review the application, and shall provide a review of the application to the Board of Adjustment to either approve or approve said application; and
(14) For zoning amendments, the Administrative Official shall review the application, and shall provide a review of the application to the Planning and Zoning 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. passed 7-7-2014)