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Tropic City Zoning Code

13.3 Zoning

Officials

13.3.1 General

This section establishes the duties and responsibilities for Zoning Officials within the limits of Tropic Town, Utah with respect to the administration of this Ordinance.

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13.3.2 Zoning Administrator

  1. The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to undertake reviews, make recommendations and grant approvals as set forth in this Ordinance.
  2. The Zoning Administrator shall assist the Planning Commission in the amending, preparing and adopting the General Plan and land use regulations.
  3. The Zoning Administrator, along with the Building Official, shall receive all applications for site plan review and review for completeness and prepare submittals for review by the Planning Commission and Town Council.
  4. The Zoning Administrator shall receive all land use applications or other plans to be permitted or approved as required by this Ordinance, review for completeness and prepare submittals for review by the Planning Commission and Town Council.
  5. Requests for amendments or changes to land use regulations, the General Plan, this Ordinance or map shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for processing.
  6. The interpretation and application of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be by the Zoning Administrator. An appeal of an interpretation by the Zoning Administrator shall be submitted to the Town Council, and such interpretation shall be considered to be final. 

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13.3.3 Building Official

Applications for building permits and amendments thereto shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and Town Council for review and approval prior to review and permit issuance from the Building Official. Each application shall include a set of building plans and all data necessary to show that the requirements of this Ordinance are met. Unless otherwise designated and approved by the Town Council, the Building Official for Tropic Town shall be the Garfield County Building Official. The Building Official is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and any adopted building codes, such as International Building or Residential Code, when performing any building inspection within the limits of Tropic Town.

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13.3.4 Liability

The Zoning Administrator, Building Official or designee, charged with the enforcement of this Ordinance, acting in good faith and without malice in the discharge of the duties described in this Ordinance, shall not be personally, civilly or criminally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of an act or by reason of an act or omission in the discharge of such duties.

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2022