Flandreau City Zoning Code

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL

§ 155.195 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

The position of Administrative Official is hereby established for the city. The Administrative Official shall be appointed by the City Council. Further, he or she may be provided with the assistance of such other persons as the City Council may direct. The Administration Official shall administer and enforce this chapter. It is the intent of this subchapter that questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Administrative Official and that such questions shall be presented to the Board of Adjustment only on appeal from the decision of the Administrative Official.

(Ord. passed - - 2006; Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

§ 155.196 POWERS AND DUTIES.

(A) The powers and duties of the Administrative Official shall be as follows:

(1) Issue all building permits and make and maintain records thereof;

(2) Conduct inspections of buildings, structures, and the use of land to determine compliance with this chapter;

(3) In writing, notify persons responsible for violations indicating the nature of the violation and ordering action necessary to correct;

(4) Order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; alterations or structural changes; any illegal work being done; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of illegal additions; or shall take any other action authorized by this subchapter to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions;

(5) Revoke any permit which was unlawfully issued or any permit wherein defective work has been performed and when such work has not been corrected within 90 days of notification;

(6) Maintain permanent and current records of this regulation including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, variances, appeals, and applications;

(7) Provide public information relative to all matters arising out of this subchapter;

(8) Forward to the Planning Commission all applications for amendments to this chapter;

(9) Forward to the Board of Adjustment applications for appeals, variances, or other matters on which the Board of Adjustment is required to pass under this chapter; and

(10) Initiate, direct, and review, a study of the provisions of this chapter and to make such reports available to the Planning Commission. The Administrative Official shall receive applications for building permits, conditional uses, special permitted uses, variances, and zoning amendments.

(a) For building permits/use permits and special permitted use permits, the Administrative Official shall approve the application only in accordance with the provisions of the city’s zoning regulations.

(b) For conditional uses and variances, the Administrative Official shall review the application and make a recommendation to the Board of Adjustment to either approve or approve said application.

(c) For zoning amendments, the Administrative Official shall review the application and make comments regarding said application to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.

(B) If the Administrative Official shall find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, he or she shall notify, in writing, the persons responsible for such violations indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He or she shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this subchapter to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.