The zoning administrator appointed by the mayor shall administer and enforce this Ordinance. The mayor or the city council may provide the zoning administrator with the assistance of other persons or consultants. If the zoning administrator finds that any of the provisions of this Ordinance are being violated, he or she shall notify in writing the landowner or person responsible for the violation indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The zoning administrator shall order discontinuance of any illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal structures or of illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this Ordinance to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.

Whenever a violation of this Ordinance occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof. The zoning administrator shall record the complaint, investigate, and take action thereon as provided by this Ordinance. The zoning administrator shall have the right to enter upon any premises in the city, subject to compliance with applicable law and at reasonable times for the purpose of making inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out the enforcement of this Ordinance.

No building or other structure shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, enlarged or moved onto a lot or tract without a permit therefor issued by the building official. No building permit shall be issued by the building official or the official's designated representative except in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance or other ordinances of the city.

No permit shall be approved or issued on a tract of land that has not been duly and properly platted and recorded in accordance with the subdivision requirements of the city.

Whether owner-occupied or rented, when a building within the city becomes vacant, before the building may again be occupied, the owner must obtain a certificate of occupancy in accordance with section 3.07.015 "Inspection when buildings are vacated" of the River Oaks Code of Ordinances (2006), as amended.

Whenever the Building Materials, Products or Methods of this code as herein provided for conflicts with House Bill 2439 that became effective on September 1, 2019, the provisions under House Bill 2439 shall prevail. House Bill 2439 restricts local governments from mandating the use of only specific products, and permits the use of products and materials in the construction, renovation, maintenance or other alternation of a residential or commercial building if the building product or material is approved for use by a National Model Code published within the last three code cycles; or establishes a standard for a building product, material, or aesthetic method in construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or commercial building if the standard is more stringent than the standard for the product, material or aesthetic method under a National Model Code published within the last three code cycles that applies to construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building unless otherwise stipulated in House Bill 2439.