§ 74-23. Zoning administrator.

(a)

Authority. The zoning administrator, or his authorized agent, is hereby authorized, and it shall be his duty, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. This official shall have the right to enter upon the premises at any reasonable time necessary to carry out his duties. It is the intention of this chapter that all questions arising in connection with enforcement and interpretations shall be presented first to the zoning administrator. Appeal from his decision may be made to the board of adjustment.

(b)

Responsibilities. The building inspector shall be appointed as zoning administrator. In administering the provisions of this chapter, the zoning administrator shall:

(1)

Make and maintain records of all applications for permits and requests listed herein, and records of all permits issued or denied, with notations of all special conditions or modifications involved.

(2)

File and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the same shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available for inspection at reasonable times by any interested party.

(3)

Transmit to the appropriate board or commission and the board of commissioners all applications and plans for which their review and approval is required.

(4)

Conduct inspections of premises and, upon finding that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it.

(c)

Approval of plans. It shall be unlawful for the zoning administrator to approve any plans or issue a building or landscape permit for any purpose regulated by this chapter until he has inspected such plans in detail and found them in conformity with this chapter. To this end, the zoning administrator shall require that every application for a building or landscape permit be accompanied by a plan or plat drawn to scale and showing the following in sufficient detail to enable the zoning administrator to ascertain whether the proposed activity is in conformance with this chapter:

(1)

The actual shape, location, and dimensions of the lot.

(2)

The shape, size and location of all buildings or other structures to be erected, altered or moved and of any building or other structures already on the lot.

(3)

The existing and intended use of all such buildings or other structures.

(4)

Such other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of this chapter are being observed.

(d)

Certificates of occupancy. No new building or part thereof shall be occupied overnight, and no addition or enlargement of any existing building shall be occupied, and no existing building after being altered or moved shall be occupied, and no change of occupancy shall be made in any existing building or part thereof, until the zoning administrator has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor. The certificate of occupancy provision shall not apply to rooms intended for transient rental. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a portion of a building which may safely be occupied prior to final completion and occupancy of the entire building or for other temporary uses. In the case of existing buildings or other uses not requiring a building permit, after supplying the information and data necessary to determine compliance with this chapter and appropriate regulatory codes of the town for the occupancy intended, the zoning administrator shall issue a certificate of occupancy when, after examination and inspection, it is found that the building or use in all respects conforms to the provisions of this chapter and appropriate regulatory codes of the town for the occupancy intended.

(e)

Other permits. The zoning administrator shall be authorized to issue other permits as required by this chapter or the board of commissioners.

(Code 2001, § 21-3(a)—(d); Ord. No. 1989-9, 3-14-1989)