The Township of Girard shall appoint the Zoning Administrator who shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and shall do so in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The Zoning Administrator shall also have the duties as set forth by Article
IX of this chapter. The Zoning Administrator shall not hold any elective office in the Township.
The Zoning Administrator shall administer this
chapter in accordance with its literal terms, and shall not have the
power to permit any construction or any use or change of use, which
does not conform to this chapter. The Administrator shall be considered
as qualified to perform his/her duties by meeting the qualifications
established by the Township. In addition, the Zoning Administrator's
duties, obligations and responsibilities include the following.
A. Application for building/zoning permits. The Zoning
Administrator shall receive applications for building/zoning permits
and/or certificate of occupancy. A building/zoning permit is an application
filed prior to the start of construction/development by a developer
to describe the proposed activity in sufficient detail to determine
whether or not it meets the requirements of this chapter and other
applicable Township ordinances. Applications conforming to such ordinances
shall be approved, those not conforming to such ordinances shall be
denied.
B. Inspections. The Zoning Administrator or a duly appointed
assistant may examine, or cause to be examined, all structures and/or
land for which an application for a building/zoning permit or a zoning
certificate has been requested. Such inspections may be before, during
and after construction and shall be made upon the termination of construction
and prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
C. Permits, applications, appeals and certificates. The
Zoning Administrator shall issue or deny such permits or certificates
as required by this chapter where no other body is involved; shall
receive all applications for conditional uses, special exceptions
and variances and forward same to the appropriate body. Where a decision
is made by another body, the Zoning Administrator shall issue or deny
the permit as ordered by the applicable board.
D. Enforcement. The Zoning Administrator is authorized
to institute civil enforcement proceedings as a means of enforcing
this chapter and to revoke or refuse permits as authorized.