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Millcreek City Zoning Code

18.02 ENFORCEMENT

18.02.010 Enforcements Authority

The Planning Director is the officer charged with enforcing this title. The Director of Animal Services is designated as the enforcement official for MKZ 18.77, Animal Regulations which shall be enforced pursuant to MKC 8.10.010. Enforcement of this Title shall follow the procedures set forth in MKC 1.16 and MKC 1.18.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

18.02.020 Powers And Duties

  1. The Planning Director is authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected all buildings and structures in the course of construction, modification or repair and to inspect land uses to determine compliance with the provisions of this title; provided, however that no such inspection shall be required as a condition precedent to commencement or continuation of any construction, modification or repair of building or structure.
  2. The Planning Director shall enforce all provisions of this title, employing all legal means available to do so. In the enforcement of this title, the Planning Director, or any employee of the division authorized to represent the Planning Director, shall have the right to enter any building for the purpose of determining the use thereof or to enter the premises for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this title, provided that such right of entry shall be exercised only at reasonable hours and that in no case shall entry be made to any occupied building in the absence of the owner or tenant thereof without the written order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

18.02.030 Unlawful Use Prohibited

  1. No land, building, or structure shall be used for any purpose or use not allowed in the zone in which such land, building, or structure is located.
  2. Violation of any of the provisions contained in this title is prohibited. Any person who violates the provisions of this title shall be subject to the criminal and civil penalties set forth in MKC 1.18.
HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

25-12