A. Creation; Appointment. There is created the office of Director of Community Development, an administrative officer of the Village. The Director of Community Development shall be appointed by the Village Manager.
B. Compensation. The compensation of the Director of Community Development shall be fixed by the Village Manager with the approval of the Village Council.
C. Powers and Duties. The Director of Community Development shall be subject to the control and direction of the Village Manager and shall be head of the Community Development Department. Subject to the approval of the Village Manager, the Director of Community Development shall have control over all of the property and employees of the Community Development Department, and shall have the power to appoint and remove employees as required for the efficient operation of the Department. In addition, the Director of Community Development shall have the following duties, functions and responsibilities:
1. To perform, or to cause to be performed, the duties and functions of the Director, as defined and provided in Title 15 of this code;
2. To perform, or cause to be performed, the duties and functions of the Zoning Administrator, as created by this chapter and as defined and provided in Title 17 of this code;
3. To supervise and direct all personnel of the Department in the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities, including all building officers, as defined in Title 15 of this code, except that the Director shall not have such authority over the Director of Public Works, Director of Engineering, and the Fire Chief;
4. To administer and enforce all ordinances, rules, regulations, permits or licenses of the Village pertaining to zoning, planning, land use, building construction and community development in the Village, which shall include, but not be limited to, the review of applications for permits for all such work, the issuance of all such permits, the inspection of all such work, and the issuance of citations and stop work orders for any such work performed in violation of any ordinance, rule, regulation, permit or license of the Village;
5. To review model codes and regulations pertaining to building and construction standards, including all such codes which the Village has adopted by reference, and to recommend amendments to the building, zoning and development ordinances so as to assure that the Village's regulations meet current industry standards; and
6.. To perform all such other duties relating to zoning, planning, land use, building construction and community development in the Village as may be assigned by the Village Manager.
(Ord. MC-228-99 § 1 (part), 1999: Ord. MC-192-97 § 2, 1999: prior code § 3.16)
(MC-5-2020 § 3, Amended, 11/17/2020; MC-6-2005, Amended, 09/20/2005)