The administration of this ordinance is hereby vested in the planning and zoning staff, the city manager, the planning and zoning commission, the legal committee, and the Roswell City Council.

The planning and zoning staff, under the supervision of the city manager, shall administer and enforce the provisions of this ordinance. In performing their duties, they shall:

A.

Receive, review, and analyze all applications and research and prepare cases for all annexations, zone changes, special uses, variances, conditional uses, and amendments to this ordinance which will be heard by the planning and zoning commission and/or city council.

B.

Report determinations concerning all cases heard by the planning and zoning commission to the legal committee and city council.

C.

Receive and file copies of all written requests for appeals by any person(s) aggrieved with any cases heard by the planning and zoning commission and any other matters relating to the administration and enforcement of this ordinance and transmit the same to the city council.

D.

Cause inspections of buildings, structures, and uses of land to determine compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, and where there are violations, initiate action to secure compliance.

E.

Coordinate and administer all site plan reviews for new commercial construction to determine if construction complies with the provisions of this and other city ordinances and city code.

F.

Maintain permanent records of all current and past comprehensive master plans, zoning ordinances, maps, zone changes, special uses, variances, conditional uses, amendments to this ordinance, non-conforming uses, appeals, and applications, to include the recording of zoning district amendments and special uses on the official zoning map.

G.

Decide or make recommendations on all other matters under this ordinance upon which the planning and zoning staff is required to act upon on a daily basis.

H.

Provide such technical assistance as may be required by the planning and zoning commission or the city council in the exercise of their respective duties.

I.

Provide public information services relative to matters arising out of this ordinance.

A board appointed by the mayor consisting of seven members whose duty it is to review zoning and planning decisions, initiate planning and zoning projects, and recommend action to the city council:

A.

Shall receive, hear, and make final determinations on all applications to come before them in the manner prescribed by the procedures established herein and report determinations to city council.

B.

May request the city manager, from time to time, to make or initiate studies and draft reports concerning issues arising from this ordinance and from other planning and zoning practices.

The legal committee:

Shall receive, hear, and make recommendation(s) on all resolutions and amendments to this ordinance that come before them in the manner prescribed by the procedures established and report said recommendation(s) to the city council.

May request the city manager, from time to time, to make or initiate studies and draft reports concerning issues arising from this ordinance and from other planning and zoning practices.

The city council, being duly elected, shall:

A.

Receive recommendations from the planning and zoning staff, and the planning and zoning commission, on all cases required to be heard by them, including final plats being minor or major subdivisions, annexations, requests for amendments to this ordinance, and any appeals to cases heard by the planning and zoning commission which are appealed to the city council, so council can hear and make determinations upon the same in the manner prescribed by the procedures established by this and other city ordinances and city code.

B.

Receive and hear all written requests for appeals by any person(s) aggrieved with the planning and zoning staff's decision concerning and related to the administration and enforcement of this ordinance.

C.

Instruct the city manager, from time to time, to make and initiate studies, draft reports, create strategic, and/or master plans concerning issues arising from this ordinance and from any and all other planning and zoning practices.

D.

May receive recommendations and/or requests from the legal committee.