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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
(a) (1) The director of planning and building services is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this chapter and establish rules for its administration. For those purposes, he or she shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer.
(2) The director shall have the power to render interpretations of this chapter and to adopt and enforce supplemental policies in order to clarify the application of its provisions. The interpretations or policies shall be within the intent and purpose of this Code, and be set forth in writing.
(b) In accordance with prescribed procedures and with the approval of the appointing authority, the director may appoint technical officers and inspectors and other employees that shall be authorized from time to time.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.65.010) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 39-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
(a) Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, or whenever the director or his or her authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises an ordinance violation, the director or his or her authorized representative may enter the building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the director by this chapter, provided that if the building or premises be occupied, he or she shall first present proper credentials and request entry; and if the building or premises be unoccupied, he or she shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If the entry is refused, the director or his or her authorized representative shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
(b) When the director or his or her authorized representative shall have first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the building official or its authorized representative for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this chapter.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.65.020) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the director or building services administrator may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing the work to be done; and any persons shall forthwith stop the work until authorized by the director or building services administrator to proceed with the work.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.65.030) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
Whenever any building or structure regulated by this chapter is being used contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the director or building services administrator may order the use discontinued and the structure, or portion thereof, vacated by notice served on any person causing the use to be continued. Those persons shall discontinue the use within the time prescribed after receipt of the notice to make the structure, or portion thereof, comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.65.040) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
The director may request and shall receive so far as is required, in the discharge of his or her duties, the assistance and cooperation of other officials of this jurisdiction.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.65.050) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
ZONING PERMITS
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, change, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, use, occupy, or maintain any building, structure or land use regulated by this chapter or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate zoning permit for each building, structure, or land use change from the department of planning and building services.
(b) Neither a zoning permit nor a planning permit supersedes or gives the recipient special privileges in relationship to other required permits including but not limited to: access to arterial street public right-of-way (ROW) will be required to be permitted and approved by the city engineer; building permits will be required to be permitted and approved by the chief building official; fire will be required to be permitted and approved by the fire prevention.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.67.010) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 45-86, passed 5-19-1986; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013) Penalty, see § 10.999
(a) To obtain a zoning permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the department of planning and building services. A zoning permit may be applied in conjunction with a building permit.
(b) Every application shall:
(1) Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made.
(2) Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or work.
(3) Indicate the proposed use or occupancy and work proposed.
(4) Be accompanied by a plot plan.
(5) When outdoor lighting fixtures are adjacent to DD and AD forms, then plans submitted shall contain but shall not necessarily be limited to the following:
A. Site plans indicating the location of all outdoor lighting fixtures on the premises.
B. Description of the outdoor lighting devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors, and other devices and the description may include, but is not limited to, catalog cut sheets showing angle of cutoff or light emissions, shielding information, and drawings.
C. Photometric data including photometric plans shall be submitted when adjacent to residentially zoned or used property.
(6) Fences shall require a separate fence permit plan detailing the location and style of the fence.
(7) Be signed by applicant, or his or her authorized agent, who may be required to submit evidence to indicate the authority; and
(8) Give other data and information as may be required by the director.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.67.020) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
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