The Zoning Administrator and Zoning Officer, who shall be appointed
by the Manager, shall interpret and enforce all the regulations and
provisions of this chapter and shall have such duties and powers as
are conferred on him by this chapter as are reasonably implied for
that purpose. The Zoning Administrator and/or Zoning Officer shall:
A. Receive, examine and process all applications for zoning permits.
B. Issue permits only where there is compliance with the provisions
of this chapter. Permits for construction or uses requiring a special
exception or variance shall be issued upon order of the Zoning Hearing
Board. Permits for conditional uses requiring approval of City Council
shall be issued only after receipt of approval from City Council.
C. Receive applications for conditional uses, curative amendments and
zoning amendments, forwarding such requests to City Council or other
appropriate agencies.
D. Receive applications for special exceptions and variances and forward
those applications to the Zoning Hearing Board.
E. Conduct inspections to determine compliance or noncompliance with
this chapter.
F. Issue zoning certificates upon completion of permitted work that
complies with this chapter.
G. In addition, the Zoning Administrator shall review all applications
for completeness and reject in writing, with cause given for rejection.
Any person or City official aggrieved or affected by any decision
of the Zoning Administrator may appeal to the Board within 30 days,
as provided by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and by
the rules of the Board, by filing a notice of appeal specifying the
grounds thereof.