11.1.

Enforcing officer. The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the director of the community development department of the county. His duties shall include the administration of inspecting premises and issuing building permits. The county planner or his/her designee shall issue zoning compliance certificates for uses and buildings that meet the requirements of this chapter and other ordinances of the county.

(1)

At any time a person applies for a building permit in the county or intends to change the use of a parcel of land located in the county, he shall obtain a certificate of zoning compliance issued by the county planner or his/her designee certifying that the proposed structure, land use or alteration complies with the provisions of this chapter. The certificate of zoning compliance will be noted on the building permit.

(2)

Each application for a certificate of zoning compliance shall be accompanied by such information as may be required by the county planner or his/her designee to determine whether the proposed structure, land use or alteration is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter:

Site plans presenting an accurate record of existing conditions and proposed uses including property lines, rights-of-way, and structures may be required.

(3)

If any building is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, moved, converted, or maintained or any building or lot or parcel of land is used in violation of this chapter or without obtaining the required certificate of zoning compliance, the director of community development, or any other appropriate county authority, or any person who would be damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate actions in proceeding to prevent said violation in the case of each such building or use.

Furthermore, any person violating a provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished for each violation according to law. Each day such a violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.

(Ord. of 7-14-98(2), § 11.0; Ord. of 8-4-20(1), § 1)