(A) Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall be appointed by the Borough Council to administer and enforce this zoning chapter. The Zoning Officer may not hold any elective office in the borough.
(B) Duties and powers of Zoning Officer.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to enforce literally the provisions of this chapter and the amendments thereto and he or she shall have such duties and powers as are conferred on him or her by this chapter and as are reasonably implied for that purpose.
(2) The Zoning Officer’s duties shall include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Receive applications for and issue zoning permits and sign permits as permitted by the terms of this chapter;
(b) Keep an official record of all business and activities, including complaints of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and of the subsequent action taken on each such complaint. All such records shall be open to public inspection. File copies of all applications received, permits issued, reports and inspections made in connection with any structure, building, sign and/or land shall be retained as long as the use or structure remains in existence;
(c) Make inspections as required to fulfill his or her duties. He or she shall have the right to enter any building or structure or enter upon any land at any reasonable hour in the course of his or her duties;
(d) Issue permits for special exception uses or for variances only after a special exception or variance has been approved by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the regulations of this chapter;
(e) Issue permits for conditional use only after such conditional use has been approved by Borough Council;
(f) Maintain records of adopted amendments to this chapter and the zoning map;
(g) Issue certificates of use and occupancy in accordance with the terms of this chapter; and
(h) Identify and register nonconforming structures and uses created as a result of the adoption of this chapter and the official zoning map or created as a result of amendments thereto.
(C) Notice of violations.
(1) The Zoning Officer shall serve a notice of violation on any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity responsible for violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any amendment thereto, or in violation of a detailed statement or a plan approved thereunder.
(2) The enforcement notice shall be sent to the owner of record of the parcel on which the violation has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel, and to any other person requested in writing by the owner of record, stating at least the following:
(a) The name of the owner of record and any other person against whom the municipality intends to take action;
(b) The location of the property in violation;
(c) The specific violation with a description of the requirements which have not been met, citing in each instance the applicable provisions of the chapter;
(d) The date before which the steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which the steps must be completed;
(e) The recipient of the notice has the right to appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board within a prescribed period of time in accordance with procedures set forth in the chapter; and
(f) Failure to comply with the notice within the time specified, unless extended by appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board, constitutes a violation, with possible sanctions clearly described.
(3) If the notice of violation is not complied with in the time period set forth in said notice, the Zoning Officer shall order the discontinuance of such unlawful use of the structure, building, sign and/or land involved in said violation.
(4) Refer to 53 P.S. § 10616.1 for additional enforcement provisions.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)