The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced
by the Zoning Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Mayor and
Town Council. The Zoning Administrator shall have the power to:
A.
Receive and examine all applications for zoning permits.
B.
Issue permits only where there is compliance with the provisions
of this chapter and with other Town ordinances. Permits for uses requiring
a special exception or variance shall be issued only upon order of
the Board of Zoning Appeals.
D.
Inform the applicant, following refusal of a permit, that he may
submit applications for interpretation, special exceptions, and variances
and promptly forward these applications to the Board of Zoning Appeals
for action thereon.
E.
Submit applications for variances, special exceptions and interpretations
to the Planning Commission for its comments and then forward the Planning
Commission's recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals for
action thereon.
F.
Schedule and advertise hearings and notify all adjoining property
owners.
G.
Conduct inspections and surveys to determine compliance or noncompliance
with the terms of this chapter.
H.
Issue stop, cease and desist orders and orders in writing for correction
of all conditions found to be in violation of the provisions of this
chapter. Such written orders shall be served personally or by certified
mail upon persons, firms or corporations deemed by the Zoning Administrator
to be violating the terms of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for
any person to violate any such order lawfully issued by the Zoning
Administrator, and any person violating any such order shall be guilty
of a violation of this chapter.
I.
With the approval of the Mayor and Town Council, or when directed
by it, institute in the name of the Town any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use or to restrain,
correct or abate such violation as to prevent the occupancy of or
use of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal
act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
J.
Revoke by order a zoning permit issued under a misstatement of fact
or contrary to the law or the provisions of this chapter.
K.
Record and file all applications for zoning permits with accompanying
plans and documents. All applications, plans and documents shall be
a public record.
L.
Maintain a map or maps showing the current zoning classification
of all land in the Town.
M.
Maintain a map of all nonconforming uses and special exception uses
in the Town on each such use.
N.
Upon the request of the Mayor and Town Council, the Planning Commission
or the Board of Zoning Appeals, present to such bodies facts, records
or reports which they may request to assist them in making decisions
or assist them in any other way as requested.
A.
Hereafter, no structure (except certain signs as provided in Article VII) shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered or moved, no land or building used or occupied and no land or building changed in use until a zoning permit has been secured from the Zoning Administrator. Upon completion of changes in use and construction, reconstruction or moving of structures, the applicant shall notify the Zoning Administrator of such completion. No permit shall be considered as complete or permanently effective until the Zoning Administrator has noted on the permit that the work or occupancy and use have been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The Zoning Administrator may grant a permit for a nonconforming temporary
building or use incidental to a construction project when such building
or use is reasonably required for such project. Such temporary permit
shall terminate at the time of completion of the project.
All applications for zoning permits shall be made in writing
by the owner, tenant, vendee under contract of sale, or authorized
agent on a form supplied by the Town and shall be filed with the Zoning
Administrator.
All applicants for zoning permits, special exceptions, interpretation
and variance appeals shall, at the time of making application, pay
to the Town a fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution
of the Mayor and Town Council upon the enactment of this chapter,
or as such schedule may be amended by resolution of the Mayor and
Town Council.
Any erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration or moving
of a building or other structure, including a sign authorized by a
zoning permit, shall be commenced and any change in use of a building
or land authorized by a zoning permit shall be undertaken within one
year after the date of issuance of the permit. If not, the permit
shall be considered null and void.
