§ 260-76
Zoning Enforcement Officer
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-4; 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-5]
- A. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
- B. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for:
- (1) Acting as the Administrative Officer for the Zoning Board of Review;
- (2) Certifying completeness of submitted applications. Applications are not assigned to a hearing date until they have received a certificate of completeness.
- (3) Issuing any required permits or certificates;
- (4) Collection of required fees;
- (5) Keeping of records showing the compliance of uses of land;
- (6) Authorizing commencement of uses or development under the provisions of this Zoning Chapter:
- (7) Inspection of suspected violations;
- (8) Issuance of violation notices with required corrective action;
- (9) Collection of fines for violations.
- C. In order to provide guidance or clarification, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall, upon written request, issue a zoning certificate or provide information to the requesting party as to the determination by the official or agency within 20 days of the written request. In the event that no written response is provided within that time, the requesting party shall have the right to appeal to the Zoning Board of Review for the determination. The Zoning Enforcement Officer may charge a reasonable fee as determined by Town ordinance.
- D. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have authority to administratively approve modifications from the dimensional standards presented within Article IV, regarding dimensional requirements for structures, except for maximum height of building, provided the deviation is not more than 10% of the required setback, and further provided that the Zoning Enforcement Officer receives no written objections to the requested variance within 30 calendar days from the date of notification. Said notification shall be sent by first-class mail to the applicant, and to at least all those who would require notice under Article XVII (and R.I.G.L. § 45-24-53). The notice shall include the street address of the subject property. Should written objection be received by the Zoning Enforcement Officer or if the Zoning Enforcement Officer cannot make the required determinations as presented within Article X, Variances, the application shall be referred to the Zoning Board of Review through the standard procedures for variances in Article X, Variances.