[Amended 7-16-1984]
There is hereby established a Department of
Development and Enforcement, which shall be headed by the Director
of Planning. The Department of Development and Enforcement shall be
responsible for the enforcement of all legislation, whether federal,
state or City, pertaining to buildings and property maintenance, and
it shall have and may exercise all power and authority which it shall
judge necessary and proper in the interests of public safety for the
inspection, regulation and control of buildings, dwelling houses and
other structures or parts thereof; for the demolition, repair, maintenance,
strengthening or numbering of any building; for the prohibition of
the use of such building or part thereof; for the granting of permits
to erect, alter, change, repair or remove any building within the
limits of said City; for the deviation from the original plans and
specifications of the methods to be employed in the construction of
any building or structure for which a permit shall have been issued
by said Department; and for the control of the erection, maintenance
and location of billboards within said City. There shall be the following
divisions within the Department:
A.
Division of Planning, to be headed by the Director
of Planning. The Director of Planning shall act and function as Zoning
Officer, and the Division of Planning shall be responsible for providing
all planning services required by the City and, under the direction
of the City Manager, assisting the Planning Commission and Zoning
Board of Appeals in performing their functions.
B.
Division of Building and Housing, to be headed by
the Building Official, who shall be responsible for the enforcement
of the Housing Code and for the issuance of all building permits and
the enforcement of the State Basic Building Code and all other duties
assigned to him by state statute and the State Basic Building Code.
In addition to the powers and duties set forth in § 3-24 of this article, the Department of Development and Enforcement shall have such powers and duties as it may be assigned by statute, the Charter, this chapter, other legislation or the City Manager.
[Amended 7-16-1984]
In accordance with the Charter and this chapter,
the City Manager shall appoint and may remove the Director of Planning
and the heads of all divisions within the Department.
