Except where delegated to others by express language herein, the City Manager shall have the authority and responsibility to administer this Zoning Code as Zoning Administrator. The City Manager may delegate all or part of this work to 1 or more employees or contractors under his or her supervision. For the purpose of this Zoning Code, the City Manager and any such delegates shall be collectively referred to as "the Zoning Administrator." The Zoning Administrator shall have authority to devise and promulgate supplementary regulations, procedures and forms as he or she may deem necessary to implement this Zoning Code, provided that such regulations, procedures and forms are not in conflict herewith. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator, as provided under Ohio R.C. 713.06 et seq., to interpret this Zoning Code and to enforce its express provisions and those necessarily implied, subject to appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals. All departments, officials, and public employees of the City which are vested with the duty or authority to issue certificates or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code and shall issue no certificate or license for any use, building, or purpose, if the same is in conflict with any provision of this Zoning Code. Any certificate or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this Zoning Code is unauthorized, shall be void from the beginning, and shall have no legal force or effect.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03.)