A. Zoning Administrator:
1. The mayor, with the consent of the city council, shall appoint a zoning administrator to carry out the duties and responsibilities relative to zoning issues.
2. The zoning administrator shall enforce the provisions of this title or other ordinances affecting or regulating the physical development of the city which are now in effect or which may hereafter be adopted. (Ord. 96-2, 10-22-1996, eff. 12-1-1996)
3. The city council may, by resolution or ordinance from time to time entrust such administration and enforcement in whole or in part to any other officer of the city without amendment to this title, who shall also serve under the same direction and be subject to all of the provisions of this title or to other ordinances setting forth the duties and responsibilities of the enforcement officer. (1989 Code § 12-20-002; amd. 1998 Code)
B. Duties:
1. The enforcement officer shall represent the city in carrying out the stated purposes of this title and in so doing shall cause all required permits be obtained by persons required to do so. Enforcement officers shall not grant a permit for the construction or alteration of any building or structure if such construction or alteration would be in violation of any of the provisions of this title. It shall be his duty to inspect or cause to be inspected all buildings in the course of construction, alteration or repair. (1989 Code § 12-20-003)
2. It shall be the duty of the enforcement officer to inspect or cause to be inspected all plans for the construction or repair of buildings, to visit all buildings in the course of construction, to enforce or cause to be enforced all of the provisions of this title pertaining thereto, particularly with respect to location requirements, to hold and enforce any decision in the administration of this title, entering actions in court in cooperation with the city attorney when necessary, and his failure to do so should not legalize any violation of such provisions. Also where any building, sign or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained or where any buildings, structure or land is used in violation of this title, or any amendment thereto, the enforcement officer and the city attorney, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use to restrain, correct or abate such violation to prevent the occupancy of such buildings, structure or land or to prevent any illegal act, conduct of business or use in or about such premises. (1989 Code § 12-20-009; amd. 1998 Code)
3. The basic responsibilities of the enforcement officer shall also concern the use of buildings and structures and the erection of signs. It shall be the joint responsibility of all enforcement officers to seek complete enforcement of this title and to this end they shall cooperate and coordinate their efforts and shall cooperate with the city attorney in entering any action in the courts. The city attorney shall cooperate with the enforcement officers and in so doing may initiate any action deemed by him to be advisable and shall diligently prosecute any and every action initiated to secure compliance herewith. (1989 Code § 12-20-009)