There is hereby created the position of city planning administrator. The city planning administrator shall be appointed by the city manager and the appointment confirmed by the council.
The city planning administrator, throughout this title referred to as administrator, shall administer the provisions of this title and provide assistance and guidance to the commission and the council, and in addition, shall have the following duties:
(A) Advise interested persons of the zoning title provisions.
(B) Notify the news media regarding matters of public interest.
(C) Aid and assist applicants in the preparation and expedition of required applications.
(D) Issue zoning permits, notifications and such similar administrative duties.
(E) Investigate all violations of this title and notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, ordering the action necessary to correct such violation.
(F) Whenever there is doubt as to this classification of use not specifically mentioned in this title, the determination shall be made by the administrator. Such determination shall be based upon detailed description of the proposed use and such other information as may be required. The administrator shall make such investigations as are necessary to compare the nature and characteristics of the proposed use with those of listed uses in the various districts, and shall determine that the use is, in all essentials, pertinent to the objectives of this title, of the same character as a use listed as allowed or as a special use permitted in one of such specified district or districts. No use added by such administrative determination shall permit in any district a use which is a special use permitted in such districts or in any less restricted district, nor shall same permit a use which is an allowed use in a less restrictive district. The determination of the administrator shall be final unless an appeal is made as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 2526, 5-20-1996)
(G) Appeals to the commission concerning the administrator's interpretation and administration of this title may be taken by any person aggrieved by a decision of said administrator. Said appeal shall be taken within fifteen (15) days after the decision of the administrator by filing with the administrator a notice of appeal specifying the grounds upon which the appeal is to be taken. The administrator shall transmit to the commission the appeal and all papers constituting the record upon which the appeal is based.
Upon receipt of an appeal from the action of the administrator the commission shall, after publishing notice in a newspaper and giving written notice to all parties concerned at least fifteen (15) days in advance, hold a public hearing. Notice for public hearings shall be provided as set forth in section 10-7-20 of this title. The commission's determination shall be final unless appealed to the council within the same time and pursuant to the same procedure set forth above. (Ord. 3091, 3-2-2015)