The following is a recapitulation of the agencies with jurisdiction and the extent of their jurisdictions concerning administration of this Zoning Code.
(A) The Enforcement Officer has initial authority for the literal enforcement of this Zoning Code. He or she has no discretionary authority to allow any departure from the literal conformance with this Zoning Code.
(B) The Board of Zoning Adjustment has jurisdiction over conditional use permits and authority to hear appeals from decisions by the Enforcement Officer and to make literal interpretations of the pertinent provisions to correct any possible misinterpretation by the Enforcement Officer. The Board also has the authority to make only those initial discretionary interpretations and decisions and allow only those departures from literal conformance which are specifically delegated to it. The Board has authority to allow special uses.
(C) The Circuit Court has jurisdiction to determine all questions and issues properly brought before it on appeal from decisions of the Board of Adjustment or the Planning and Zoning Commission according to KRS Chapter 100.347.
(D) The Planning and Zoning Commission, in addition to its other primary responsibilities concerning adoption and amendment of this Zoning Code and subdivision plat review and approvals has the authority and responsibility for approval or disapproval of planned-development projects. This responsibility, like subdivision plat review, involves guiding the initial conversion of open or agricultural land to developed lands including the proper arrangement of streets in relation to other existing or planned streets, provision of adequate open space, and the avoidance of congestion, and the like, and is consequently equivalent to the Planning and Zoning Commission's primary responsibility for subdivision plat review and approval.
(Ord. 71-09, passed 9-7-71)