(A) The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the power to grant zoning compliance certificates and make inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out those duties in the enforcement of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for the Code Enforcement Officer to approve any plans or issue any permits or certificates of compliance for any excavation or construction until he or she has inspected such plans in detail and found them to conform with the chapter.
(B) The Code Enforcement Officer shall record all nonconforming uses existing at the effective date of this chapter for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of § 153.192.
(C) Under no circumstance is the Code Enforcement Officer permitted to make changes to this chapter, nor to vary the terms of this chapter in carrying out his or her duties as Code Enforcement Officer.
(D) The Code Enforcement Officer shall not refuse to issue a permit when conditions imposed by this chapter are complied with by the applicant despite violation of contracts, such as covenants or private agreements which may occur upon the granting of said permit.
(Ord. 18-108, passed 5-7-2018)