(A) Zoning Officer. The specific duties of the Zoning Officer include:
(1) Providing zoning information upon request;
(2) Receiving applications for conditional use permits, variances, amendments, and appeals, referring the applications to the appropriate official body, notifying affected property owners of required public hearings, and publishing notice of the hearings;
(3) Notifying applicants for conditional use permits, variances, amendments, and appeals of actions taken by the official bodies relative to their applications;
(4) Periodically inspecting buildings, structures, and uses of land to determine compliance with the terms of this chapter. In regard to performance standards, the Zoning Officer may require the services of a testing laboratory to determine compliance. The cost of employing the laboratory shall be paid for by the owner if a violation of this chapter is established, otherwise by the city;
(5) Investigating violations, notifying persons accused of violations and describing the nature thereof, and initiating appropriate actions against violators as provided by law;
(6) Maintaining permanent and current records of this chapter and the official Zoning Map, including but not limited to special use permits, variances, amendments, appeals, and applications therefor; and
(7) Ordering discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; ordering removal of illegal buildings, structures, additions, alterations; ordering discontinuance of illegal work being done; or taking any other action authorized by this chapter to insure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.
(B) Administrator. This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Administrator who is appointed by the City Council. The Administrator may institute in the name of the city appropriate actions or proceedings against a violator as provided by statute, charter, code provision, or ordinance.
(1997 Code, § 25.12) (Ord. passed 11-14-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99