The position of Zoning Enforcement Officer is hereby established. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall administer and enforce this Zoning Code. One or more Zoning Enforcement Officers may be designated by the City Manager. The Zoning Enforcement Officer is under the supervision of the City Manager. The City Manager may serve as the Zoning Enforcement Officer. He or she may be provided with the assistance of such other persons as the City Manager may direct. For the purpose of this Zoning Code, the Zoning Enforcement Officer's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Enforce the provisions of this Zoning Code and interpret the meaning and applications of its provisions.
(B) Respond to questions concerning applications for amendments to the Zoning Code text and the Zoning Map.
(C) Review and process all zoning permit applications upon which he or she is authorized to act by the provisions of this Zoning Code as set forth in § 153.016.
(D) Conduct inspections of buildings and uses of land to determine compliance with this zoning code, and in the case of any violation, to notify in writing the person(s) responsible, specifying the nature of the violation and ordering corrective action.
(E) Maintain in current status, the official City of Silverton Zoning Map, which shall be kept on permanent public display in the city offices.
(F) Maintain permanent and current records required by this Zoning Code, including but not limited to zoning permits, inspection documents, and records of all variances, text and map amendments, site plan applications, subdivision applications and conditional uses.
(G) Make such records available for the use of the City Council, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and the public.
(H) Review and process to the appropriate commission or board all site plan applications, conditional use requests, variance requests, text amendment requests, and any other request pursuant to this Zoning Code.
(I) Determine the existence of any violations of this Zoning Code and cause such notifications, revocation notices; or initiate such other administrative or legal action as needed to address such violations.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)