The City of College Park's City Planner, including designee(s), will have the principal responsibility for administration and enforcing and/or coordination of the enforcement of this Code. The duties of the City Planner, or his/her designee shall include, but not be limited to:

A.

Reviewing, approving, or disapproving all construction permits and keeping permanent records of applications made and actions taken;

B.

Conducting inspections of structures and properties to determine compliance with the requirements of this Code and all approvals granted by the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and City Council;

C.

Maintaining permanent and current records documenting the application of this Code including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, conditional uses, variances, and appeals;

D.

Receiving, processing and referring to the Planning Commission and City Council all amendment applications;

E.

Receiving, processing, and referring to the Board of Zoning Appeals all appeals, variances, and other matters upon which it is authorized to act under this Code.

F.

Provide all such clerical and technical assistance as may be required by the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, City Council, or other body in the execution of its duties as established by this Code.

For all public hearings, the petitioner shall provide notice to the public consistent with the requirements of this section. Required public notice shall include the following:

A.

Notice Sign: The petitioner shall allow the City Planner to post on the subject property a sign giving notice of the hearing provided by the Planning office. The sign shall remain on the property until the final decision on the request is made by the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, and City Council.

B.

Legal Notice: The City Planner shall prepare a legal notice consistent with the requirements of Zoning Procedures Law of the State of Georgia for publication in the local newspaper of general circulation. Legal notices shall include each of the following:

1.

The general location of the subject property;

2.

The street or common address of the real estate;

3.

That the project plans are available for examination at the office of the City of College Park's Planning Office;

4.

That a public hearing will be held giving the date, place, and hour of the hearing; and

5.

That written comments on the petition will be accepted prior to the public hearing and may be submitted to the City Planner.

C.

Notice to Interested Parties: The Applicant shall prepare and distribute written notice of the petition to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of the subject property.

1.

The notice shall contain the same information as the legal notice which is published in the newspaper as outlined in Section 13.2 B.

2.

For all zoning requests that require recommendation by the Planning Commission and decision of the Mayor and City Council, the Applicant shall obtain the names and mailing addresses of those to be notified from the Real Estate Public Records contained in the County Tax Assessor's Office. For all variance requests that require a decision by the Board of Zoning appeals, the city shall obtain the names and mailing addresses of those to be notified from the Real Estate Public Records contained in the County Tax Assessor's Office.

3.

The notices shall be sent to each property owner at least one (1) time, and must be postmarked a minimum of at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the public hearing. The cost of the mailing for all zoning requests that require recommendation by the Planning Commission and decision of the Mayor and City Council shall be paid for by the Applicant and be sent via certified mail through the United States Postal Service. The cost of the mailing for all variance requests that require decision of the Board of zoning appeals shall be paid for by the city and be sent via certified mail through the United States Postal Service.

4.

A copy of the materials provided to each property owner and all Certificate of Mailings from the United States Postal Service shall be provided to the City Planner seven (7) business days prior to the public hearing.

The powers and duties of the Planning Commission are described below. Duties should be interpreted as activities that are obligations. Powers should be interpreted as activities that are optional to be initiated.

A.

Planning Commission duties include:

1.

Adopt and maintain rules and procedures for holding meetings, holding public hearings, and administrating and enforcing the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance;

2.

Maintain complete records of all meetings, hearings, correspondences, and affairs of the Planning Commission;

3.

Certify the Planning Commission's recommendation and submit recommendations to the Mayor and City Council including new versions of, and revisions to the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and the Official Zoning Map;

4.

Certify the Planning Commission's recommendation and submit recommendations to the Mayor and City Council to amend the Official Zoning Map;

5.

Certify the Planning Commission's recommendation and submit recommendations to the Mayor and City Council for conditional uses;

6.

Approve or deny preliminary plats, re-plats, and the vacation of plats of subdivisions; and

7.

Enforce regulations and procedures of the comprehensive plan, and zoning ordinance.

The powers and duties of the Board of Zoning Appeals are described below. Duties should be interpreted as activities that are obligations. Powers should be interpreted as activities that are optional to be initiated. The powers, duties, rules, and procedures are further described by the Board of Zoning Appeals Rules and Procedures.

A.

Board of Zoning Appeals duties include:

1.

Review and hear appeals of decisions made under this Code or in the enforcement of this Code by the City Planner; and

2.

Review, hear, and approve or deny all petitions for variances from development standards (such as height, bulk, or area) based on the provisions of this ordinance.

3.

Review, hear, and act on administrative appeals.