The building official is hereby designated by the City Council as the administrative official to supervise the administration and enforcement of this ordinance. The building official may be provided with the assistance of such other persons or consultants as the City Council may direct.

If the administrative official finds that any of the provisions of this ordinance are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures, removal of illegal buildings or 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.

Any person or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, or fails to comply herewith, or with the requirements hereof, or who shall build or alter any building or use in violation of any provision of this ordinance, or the owner, agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each and every day that any violation exists shall constitute an offense. If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, or reconstructed, altered[,] repaired, converted or maintained or if a building, other structure or land is used in violation of this ordinance, any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each and every day that any violation exists shall constitute an offense. If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, or reconstructed, altered[,] repaired, converted or maintained or if a building, other structure or land is used in violation of this ordinance, the City, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to prevent unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use; to restrain, correct, or abate the violation; to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use on or about the premises.

It is the intent of this ordinance that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the administrative official, and that such questions shall be presented to the zoning board of adjustment only on appeal from the decision of the administrative official, and that recourse from the decisions of the zoning board of adjustment shall be to the courts as provided by law.

It is further the intent of this ordinance that the duties of the City Council in connection with this ordinance shall not include hearing and deciding questions of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in this ordinance. Under this ordinance, the City Council shall have only the duties of considering and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments or the repeal of this ordinance, as provided by law, and of establishing a schedule of fees and charges as stated in subsection E herebelow.

The City Council shall, by resolution, establish a schedule of fees, charges and expenses, and a collection procedure for the administration, permits, certificates of occupancy, zoning change requests, zoning board of adjustment appeals, and other matters pertaining to this ordinance. The schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the zoning administrative official, and may be altered or amended only by action of the City Council. Until all applicable fees, charges and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application or appeal.