There is hereby established the office of Zoning Administrator. The office shall be filled by a person appointed by the Mayor of the Town of Manchester with the approval of the Town Council after receipt of recommendations by the Commission. Any person appointed to this office shall be qualified by education, experience or training to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any person so appointed shall maintain no interest in any matter which may be construed by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Manchester to be in conflict with the duties and decisions of the office of Zoning Administrator.

The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Administrator. Appeal from a decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be made to the Board of Zoning Appeals as provided in § 250-106.

All departments, officials and public employees of the Town of Manchester which are vested with the duty or authority to issue zoning certificates or licenses or approve building permits shall issue no zoning certificate or license nor approve any building permit for any use, building or purpose if the same would be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter. Any zoning certificate or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void.

It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit the use of any building, structure or land or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a zoning certificate shall have been issued or a building permit approved by the Zoning Administrator. A zoning certificate shall be revocable, subject to continued compliance and all requirements and conditions.

All applications for zoning certificates or building permits shall be accompanied by plans drawn approximately to scale, showing the dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the size and location of existing buildings, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration. Where no buildings are involved, the location of the present use and/or proposed use to be made of the lot shall be shown. The application and/or plans shall include such other information as reasonably may be required by the Zoning Administrator to determine conformance with and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. The plans shall be retained in the office of the Zoning Administrator.

The Zoning Administrator shall approve the issuance of a zoning certificate or building permit only if the application complies with the requirements of this chapter, and provided that such zoning certificate shall be conditioned, where necessary, on the approval of any required state, county or Town regulating agencies, and provided the application is accompanied by the required fee. The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of all zoning certificates, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person upon payment of the cost thereof. If a zoning certificate is issued, such approval and issuance thereof does not sanction variance from the terms of this chapter.

If the Zoning Administrator shall find any of the provisions of this chapter being violated, the Zoning Administrator shall notify in writing, by certified mail, the owner or the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The Zoning Administrator shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of additions, alterations or structural changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; and shall, unless compliance is met within a reasonable time, take any other action authorized by this chapter to ensure compliance with or prevent violation of its provisions.

A zoning certificate shall become void one year after the date of issuance if the construction or use for which the certificate was issued has not been started.