The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the City Zoning Administrator, who shall be appointed by the City Council or by an authorized representative of the Zoning Administrator.

(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)

   The Zoning Administrator shall enforce this chapter and shall perform the following duties:

   (A)   Issue permits related to land use and zoning and maintain record thereof;

   (B)   Conduct inspections of land uses and site features such as structures, impervious surfaces and fences to determine compliance with the terms of this chapter;

   (C)   Maintain permanent and current records of this chapter, including, but not limited to: maps, amendments, conditional uses, variances, appeals and applications therefor;

   (D)   Examine applications to amend this chapter and/or the Official Zoning Map, applications for conditional use permits and variance requests;

   (E)   Examine site plans required for land use or zoning applications, including any proposed construction, alteration, repair, and enlargement of structures and examine proposed uses for compliance with the provisions of this chapter and endorse thereon the date of approval;

   (F)   Review proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been received from those governmental agencies from which approval is required by federal or state law, including § 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1334, as may be amended from time to time; and

   (G)   Provide notification to applicants the approval or denial of their land use or zoning request.

(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)

      (1)   The Planning and Zoning Commission shall provide assistance to the City Council and Zoning Administrator in the administration of this chapter and the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be advisory in nature. Specifically, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall review, hold public hearings and make recommendations to the Council on all applications for zoning amendments, variances and conditional use permits using the criteria in this chapter.

      (2)   The Planning and Zoning Commission shall periodically prepare and file with the City Council a report on the operations of this chapter, as amended, including, when necessary, recommendations as to the enactment of amendments or supplements thereto.

      (1)   Make changes and amendments in zoning districts, the zoning map and supplementary floodplain zoning map and to amend the text of this chapter.

      (2)   Make decisions on the approval of conditional use permits.

      (3)   Serve as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals to make decisions on the approval of variances.

      (1)   A Board of Adjustments and Appeals is established to provide an appeal procedure for persons who deem themselves aggrieved by decisions of administrative officers in enforcement of this chapter.

      (2)   The City Council shall serve as a Board of Adjustment and Appeals. The Board shall have the powers and duties as set forth in M.S. § 462.357, Subd. 6, and § 462.359, Subd. 4, as may be amended from time to time.

      (3)   The Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall have the power to vary or adapt the strict application of any of the requirements of this chapter in exceptional cases where strict application would result in practical difficulty depriving the owner of the reasonable use of his or her land or building involved, but in no other uses except as specifically described.

(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)