The zoning enforcement agency shall administer and enforce the provisions of this ordinance.

The zoning enforcement agency shall maintain files and records of all applications which it has received, and of all permits and certificates of occupancy which it has issued. The zoning enforcement agency also shall keep a record of every identifiable written complaint or of identifiable health, safety and general welfare concerns regarding a violation of this ordinance and of any action it took in response. Such files and records shall be open to public inspection.

The building inspection division shall issue no building permit, change of use permit, certificate of occupancy, temporary certificate of occupancy, or other authorization for any construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration or enlargement of a building, structure, or use, or the moving of a building or structure from one site to another, unless the applicant has complied fully with all the provisions of this ordinance and of all other statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations affecting the property involved.

Any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other authorization issued or granted in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be null and void. The building inspection division may revoke any building permit, certificate of occupancy or other authorization if work proceeds contrary to the approved plan and is not corrected upon notification of the deviation from said plan.

Duly authorized employees of the Town of Narragansett shall have the right to enter any building or land at any reasonable hour in the course of their duties, subject to applicable statutory and constitutional limitations.

The building inspection division shall be the zoning enforcement agency.

Upon written request from a person who is an owner of a parcel of land or a person with a bona fide legal or equitable interest in a parcel of land, the zoning enforcement agency shall furnish that person with a certificate designating the zoning classification as it then appeared on the official zoning map of the Town of Narragansett for that parcel of land and a statement that the use, structure, building, or lot either complies with the ordinance, is legally nonconforming, or is an authorized variance or special permit use, or is illegal. Any misrepresentation relating to the parcel by the person seeking the certificate shall void the certificate to that degree caused by the misrepresentation.

The response must be made by the zoning enforcement agency within 15 days of the written request. In the event that no written response is provided from the zoning enforcement agency within that time, the requesting party shall have the right to appeal to the zoning board of review for the determination.

A fee for processing such request shall be charged by the town.