All officials, departments and employees
of the city vested with the authority or duty to issue permits, certificates
or licenses shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall
issue no permit, certificate or license which conflicts with the provisions
of this chapter. Any permit, certificate or license issued in conflict
with the provisions of this chapter shall be void.
(Prior code § 2-12.20)
The chief building official and zoning
administrator shall be the officials responsible for the enforcement
of this title. The chief building official and zoning administrator,
or their deputies, shall have the right to enter on any site or to
enter any structure for the purpose of investigation and inspection
related to any provision of this title; provided, that the right of
entry shall be exercised only at reasonable hours and that in no case
shall any structure be entered in the absence of the owner or tenant
without the written order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The
chief building official or zoning administrator may serve notice requiring
the removal of any structure or use in violation of the regulations
on the owner or his or her authorized agent, on a tenant, or on an
architect, builder, contractor, or other person who commits or participates
in any violation. The chief building official or the zoning administrator
may call upon the city attorney to institute necessary legal proceedings
to enforce the provisions of this title, and the city attorney is
authorized to institute appropriate actions to that end. The chief
building official or the zoning administrator may call upon the chief
of police and his or her authorized agents to assist in the enforcement
of this title.
(Prior code § 2-12.21; Ord. 1425 § 1, 1989; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
A. Prior to the lapse of any approval granted
by an approving body under this title, an applicant or his or her
successor may apply to the zoning administrator for an extension of
the approval for one year. The zoning administrator may grant an extension
subject to the provisions of this section. No more than two such extensions
shall be granted. Further applications for extension shall be processed
as though they were initial applications.
B. An application for extension shall be accompanied
by a fee equal to the current fee for an initial application as established
by the city council. An application for extension shall be granted
unless the zoning administrator determines that there have been either
substantial changes in the proposal or that the circumstances surrounding
the initial approval have changed. Rather than take action administratively,
the zoning administrator may forward any application for extension,
or any aspect thereof, to the appropriate approving body as though
it were an initial application. In such cases the approving body may
grant the extension, modify the approval as originally granted or
deny the extension in accord with the purposes and objectives of this
title.
C. Within five days of the granting of any approval extension under this section, the zoning administrator shall forward notice of the action to the planning commission and the city council. The action of the zoning administrator is subject to Chapter
18.144 Appeals.
(Prior code § 2-12.24; Ord. 2216 § 2, 2021)
The zoning administrator shall set
the time and place of public hearings required by this title to be
held by the city planning commission or the board of adjustment, provided
that the commission or the board may change the time or place of a
hearing. The city clerk shall set the time and place of public hearings
required by this title to be held by the city council, provided that
the council may change the time or place of a hearing. Public hearings
shall be held not more than 40 days after submission of the applicant
or the appeal from a decision unless the applicant or appellant shall
consent to an extension of time. Notice of a public hearing shall
be given not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days prior to the
date of the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
in the city. When the hearing concerns a matter other than an amendment
to the text of this chapter or a general plan amendment, notice also
shall be given by posting in conspicuous places close to the property
affected or by mailing a notice of the time and place of the hearing
to the applicant, if any, and to all persons whose names appear on
the latest adopted tax roll of the county as owning property in the
vicinity of the area that is the subject of the hearing. The zoning
administrator shall determine the number and location of posted notices
or the area within which property owners are to be notified by mail.
Failure to post or mail notices shall not invalidate the proceedings.
(Prior code § 2-5.08)