This Chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Zoning Administrator who is appointed by the City Manager. The Zoning Administrator may institute in the name of the City of Plymouth any appropriate actions or proceedings against a violator as provided by statute, charter, or ordinance. The Zoning Administrator's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

Subd. 1.

Periodically inspect buildings, structures, and uses of land to determine compliance with the terms of this Chapter.

Subd. 2.

Notify, in writing, any person responsible for violating a provision of this Chapter, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it.

Subd. 3.

Order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; order removal of illegal buildings, structures, additions or alterations; order discontinuance of illegal work being done; or take any other action authorized by this Chapter to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions, including cooperation with the City Attorney in the prosecution of complaints.

Subd. 4.

Maintain permanent and current records of the Zoning Ordinance, including all maps, amendments, conditional uses and variances.

Subd. 5.

Maintain a current file of all permits, all certificates and all copies of notices of violation, discontinuance, or removal for such time as necessary to ensure a continuous compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and, on request, provide information to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in any specific property.

Subd. 6.

Provide clerical and technical assistance to the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals.

Subd. 7.

Receive, file and forward as applicable to the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals, Planning Commission, or City Council all applications for conditional use permits, variances, amendments or development plans as required herein.

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this Chapter, the Zoning Administrator, in addition to other remedies, may institute any proper criminal action or proceedings in the name of the City of Plymouth, and hereby shall have the powers of a police officer to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain or correct such violations, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about said premises.

Any person who violates a provision of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined or penalized not more than the maximum levels established by the State of Minnesota for misdemeanor offences. Each act of violation and every day on which a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation.

(Amended by Ord. No. 2004-2, 01/13/04)