The chief building inspector of the city shall be known as the zoning administrator. His or her duties shall include the following:

(1)

Enforce this chapter through the proper legal channels.

(2)

Receive and review all applications for building permits required herein.

(3)

Process building permit applications.

(4)

Receive applications for amendments and variances and forward same to the planning commission or board of zoning adjustment as appropriate for action.

(5)

Receive applications for interpretations and appeals and forward same to the planning and zoning commission for action following refusal of a building permit.

(6)

Record and file all applications for building permits with accompanying plans and documents. All applications, plans, and documents shall be a public record.

(7)

Revoke any building permit issued under a mistake of fact or contrary to the law or provision of this chapter.

(8)

Stop, by written order, work being done contrary to the building permit or to this chapter. Such written order, posted on the premises involved, shall not be removed except by order of the chief building inspector. Removal without such order shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

(9)

Institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use; restrain, correct, or abate such violation so as to prevent the occupancy or use of any building, structure, or land; prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.

(Ord. No. 2984, § 2, 10-16-89; Ord. No. 3021, § 2, 3-19-90)

(1)

The planning and zoning commission shall study and report on all proposed amendments to the text of this chapter. When reviewing any such proposed amendments, the planning and zoning commission shall, within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the same, submit its recommendations and findings to the city council.

(2)

The planning and zoning commission shall review this chapter and report on the same to city council at least once every five (5) years commencing on the date of enactment of this chapter. Specifically, the planning and zoning commission shall:

(A)

Analyze the extent to which development has occurred in Grand Forks as compared to the projected growth at the time of the last previous mapping of the districts created by this chapter.

(B)

Recommend any changes in the mapping of Grand Forks, particularly in the mapping of the development district, which would be required in order to accommodate the expected twenty-year growth of Grand Forks for residential, industrial, commercial, and other land uses.

(C)

Analyze the continued validity of any other regulations imposed by this chapter in terms of changed conditions since the last review of same.

The planning director shall receive and review all applications for zoning, replats, conditional use permits and site plans whose submission is required by this chapter and review all proposed zoning amendments and prepare a report on them for the planning and zoning commission and the city council. In addition, the planning director shall be responsible to make a recommendation on all items referred to the city planning and zoning commission by the city council. The planning director shall also make a recommendation on all subdivision requests, zoning maps, annexations, and zoning text amendments, to the planning and zoning commission at the meetings of that commission.

No building permit for the construction or development of multifamily dwellings in the R-3 or R-4 zone or for the construction or development of any building in any commercial or industrial district shall be issued prior to the approval of a site plan therefor by the planning department, except P.U.D. and B-2 shopping center plans which shall be submitted to and approved by the planning commission. Approval of such site plan by the city planner shall be given only if the site plan submitted assures compliance with the provisions of this chapter. At a minimum, such site plans shall include the following information:

(1)

Complete details of the proposed site development including identification signs, location of buildings, streets, driveways, parking spaces, dimensions of the lot, lot area and yard dimensions.

(2)

Complete landscaping plans including species, planting size and mature size of trees and shrubs proposed.

(3)

Plans and specifications for fences, walls, and other buffers as required herein.

(4)

Complete plans for proposed sidewalks or walkways to service parking, recreation and service areas for waste and garbage.

(5)

Complete plans for storage areas for waste and garbage.

(6)

Plans for off-street parking and loading facilities.

Hereafter no person shall erect, alter, wreck, or move any building or part thereof or pave any parking lot without first securing a building permit therefor, as required by the city building code.

The City of Grand Forks shall require the following permits:

(1)

Building permit. The issuance of a building permit shall be a prerequisite to the construction, erection, reconstruction, repair, alteration or enlargement of any building or structure within the corporate limits of the City of Grand Forks. No building permit will be issued for nonconforming zoning uses unless otherwise provided by Article 4, Nonconforming Uses.

(2)

Reserved.

Application for building permits shall be to the zoning administrator on the forms provided.

(Ord. No. 2984, § 3, 10-16-89; Ord. No. 3021, § 3, 3-19-90)

Application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made to the building inspector as provided by the city building code.