Administration and enforcement
Sec. 7.1. Administration and enforcement.
A Zoning Inspector, hereinafter referred to as an Inspector, shall be designated to administer and enforce this ordinance. He may be provided with the assistance of such other persons as required. The Inspector shall have minimum qualifications as set forth by the Town Administrator and approved by the Town Council.
He is not a judicial officer and shall not exercise quasi-judicial authority granted solely to the Board. He shall not issue special use permit or variances. His discretion is bounded by the ordinance, and he has no authority to mitigate the severity of the application of the ordinance to individuals. Appeals lie from his decision only to the Board. No other person(s) or no Board(s) shall have authority to overrule his decisions excepting the Zoning Board, as provided in this ordinance, or order that he grant a specific permit or take a particular action while he is in office except indirectly through the amending of this ordinance. If the Inspector shall find that any of the provisions of this ordinance are being violated, he shall, prior to the close of the following Town workday, notify by certified or registered mail, the person responsible for such violations, indicate the nature of the violation and order the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this ordinance or law to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.
The Inspector shall, amongst others, be responsible for the following:
(1) Issuing of any required permits or certificates;
(2) Collection of required fees;
(3) Keeping of records showing the compliance of uses of land;
(4) Authorizing commencement of uses or development under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance;
(5) Inspection of suspected violations;
(6) Issuance of violation notices with required correction action;
(7) Collection of fines for violations;
(8) Performing such other duties and taking such actions as may be assigned in the ordinance.