The Administrator shall administer and enforce this article including departmental approval of all development permits. If the Administrator or his designated representative shall find that any of the provisions of this article are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The Administrator shall order discontinuance of illegal uses of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures including illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this article to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.

Editor's note— Ord. of 2-8-2024(2), Exh. A, repealed § 108.2, which pertained to administrative variances and derived from the city zoning ordinance adopted August 12, 2010.

A.

A review shall be required for any proposed use of land before any building permit is issued or any improvement, grading or alteration of land or building commences to determine compliance with all provisions of this article. Site plans and other development plans required to be submitted under the provisions of this article shall be prepared only by those currently registered for such work in accordance with applicable state laws; plans for structures whose value exceeds $10,000 shall be prepared by a registered engineer or architect. Development permit applications shall be reviewed by the Administrator and shall be accompanied by complete plans signed by the author. Such plans shall provide:

1)

A 24 hour contact;

2)

A scale drawing showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact sizes and locations on the lot of the buildings and accessory buildings then existing, and the lines within which the proposed building or structure shall be erected or altered;

3)

The existing or intended use of each building or part of a building;

4)

The number of families or housekeeping units the building is designed to accommodate;

5)

The location of all bulk sanitation containers; and

6)

Such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for enforcement of this article.

B.

Approval of preliminary plat in accordance with all applicable provisions of the subdivision or planned development regulations shall constitute approval of the development permit for such subdivision or development.

C.

All building permits approved by the City shall in no case grant any building permit for the use, construction or alteration of any land or building if the land or building as proposed to be used, constructed or altered would be in violation of the provisions of this article or any other codes and laws of the city or the state, except as provided herein.

The City Council shall establish a schedule of fees, charges and expenses and a collection procedure for building permits, rezoning and variance applications, special land use permits and other matters pertaining to this article. The schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the Administrator, and may be altered or amended only by the City Council. Until all applicable fees, charges and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application or appeal.

The duties of the building inspector with respect to this article shall include, but not be limited to:

A.

The issuance of building permits in accordance with all provisions of this article.

B.

Making field inspections to determine that the building or structure being constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered or used is being pursued in accordance with the site plan for which a building permit has been issued. The building inspector shall issue citations when a violation is found to exist so that appropriate legal action may be taken to insure compliance.

C.

Determining, to the best of their ability, that all construction has been completed in accordance with all applicable City code requirements prior to allowing occupancy.

It is the intention of this article that all questions arising in conjunction with the administration, interpretation and enforcement of this article by the Administrator may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals. All appeals of the decision of the Administrator must be submitted in writing to the Administrator within 10 days of the written decision.

In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is or is proposed to be in violation of any provision of this article, the Administrator or any other appropriate authority of the city may, in addition to other remedies, and after due notice of the violation to the owner and/or any other person in violation of this article, issue a citation for violation of city code requiring the presence of the violator in the municipal court, institute an injunction or other appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use to correct or abate such violation or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land. The Administrator may, in addition to other remedies, notify that utility service be withheld there from until such time as the structure or premises is no longer in violation of these regulations.

Any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined up to $500 for each violation and/or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, and in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses involved in each separate offense.

Except for a different violation, each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense but only after the passage of 30 days from the date of conviction. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Ball Ground from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.