The provisions of this title shall be administered and enforced by the City Manager or designee or authorized representative, and he shall be vested with the following powers and duties:

A.

To receive, review, process and issue all building permits, zoning compliance permits and certificates of occupancy.

B.

To receive applications for appeals and exceptions from chapter 17.07 of this title and forward them to the City Council.

C.

To review with City staff applications for amendments to this title.

D.

To conduct inspections to determine compliance or noncompliance with the terms of this title.

E.

To issue stop, cease and desist orders and/or in writing correction of any and all conditions found to be in violation of the provisions of all applicable City ordinances.

F.

To institute, in the name of the City, any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent or bring to a halt any activity in violation of this title.

G.

To register nonconforming uses, structures, and lots in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17.09 of this title.

H.

To create and maintain the files required to carry out and maintain records of all actions pursuant to this section.

(Ord. 20-2018, 2018; Ord. 2-2019, 2019)

The City Council shall review all applications for conditional uses, amendments, rezonings, alterations, changes, or expansions to nonconforming uses, structures or lots.

In addition, the City Council is hereby authorized to review and make recommendation on any other request for a use or a change of use governed by this title if formally requested to do so by the City Manager. In such instances, the applicant shall be notified in writing that such a request has been made and the reasons behind the request.

The City Council may act on any item placed on the agenda provided a quorum of the membership is present. An affirmative action by the City Council pursuant to any vote as required by this title, shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.

(Ord. 2-2019, 2019)

Editor's note— Ord. 2-2019, 2019, repealed § 17.11.1103, which pertained to city council.

The provisions of this title shall be enforced by the City Manager or authorized representative or by use of the following methods:

A.

Requirements of zoning compliance, building and occupancy permits.

1.

Zoning compliance permits. Hereinafter, no uses listed in this title may be established or changed; no structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, or removed; and no building or land shall be used, occupied, or changed in use or occupation until a zoning compliance permit has been secured from the City Manager. No permit will be considered until the City Manager has noted on the permit that the work, occupancy, and/or use have been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the provisions of this title. A zoning compliance permit need not precede subdivision or land development applications. No building or occupancy permit shall be issued prior to the securing of a zoning compliance permit. However, a building permit may be issued in conjunction with a zoning compliance permit.

2.

Building permits. No building or structure shall be erected, moved, or structurally altered unless a building permit has been issued by the City Manager. All permits shall be issued in conformance with the provisions of this title and all other applicable City ordinances.

3.

Certificate of occupancy. No land may be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered may be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the City Manager. Such permit shall only be issued when the building and use thereof complies with this title and all other applicable City ordinances.

B.

Inspections. The City Manager or authorized representative is hereby empowered to cause any building, other structure or tract of land to be inspected and examined, and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist in violation of the provisions of this title. After any such order has been served, no work shall proceed on the building, structure, or tract of land covered by such order except to correct or comply with the terms of the order.

(Ord. 4-1995 § 2, 1995; Ord. 20-2018, 2018)

Editor's note— Ord. 20-2018, 2018, repealed § 17.11.1105, which pertained to life of a permit.

If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter adopted hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this chapter; the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.

(Ord. 4-1995 § 2, 1995)