§ 21-314. Planning department.

(a)

Duties and responsibilities. The planning department serves as the lead agency for the overall administration of this article and serves as the primary professional staff of the planning and zoning board and board of adjustment.

(1)

Planning director. The planning director performs the following duties:

a.

Supervises the various activities of the department;

b.

Develops and maintains the comprehensive plan, area plans, other specialized plans, policies, regulations for plan implementation;

c.

Serve as zoning administrator for the county and is hereby charged with the authority and duty to enforce this chapter. In this capacity the zoning administrator shall include staff authorized by the planning director to perform any function of this position.

d.

Provides recommendations to the planning board, zoning board of adjustment, board of county commissioners, and county manager;

e.

Provides administrative assistance to special boards, committees, and commissioners;

f.

Acts as executive secretary to the planning board;

g.

Performs other functions as may be necessary to effectively administer the county's overall planning program; and

h.

Maintains cumulative records for each watershed area eligible for SNIA development and detailed files for those projects approved as an SNIA outlining the location, acres, site plan and type of land use.

(2)

Zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall be responsible for the following duties:

a.

Administers and makes necessary interpretations of the zoning requirements;

b.

Acts as executive secretary to the zoning board of adjustment;

c.

Coordinates permitting procedures;

d.

Determines compliance and investigates suspected violations; and

e.

Performs other necessary functions to effectively administer this article.

(Ord. of 1-19-98, § XIII; Ord. of 4-20-98; Ord. of 5-21-01(2); Ord. of 10-18-04; Amend. of 11-2-09; Amend. of 4-21-14)