CHAPTER 1117

ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTY, AND FEES

1117.01 ZONING INSPECTOR.
The Director of Public Safety and Service, or such person as he may designate, shall serve as the Zoning Inspector for the purpose of effecting proper enforcement of this Zoning Code. For the purpose of effecting this Zoning Code, the Director of Public Safety and Service shall have the power to enforce this code.

1117.02 PLANNING COMMISSION POWERS.
The Planning Commission shall have the power to administer Chapter 1111 and shall have the power to issue conditional zoning certificates as specified and regulated in this Zoning Code and those powers conferred upon it by this ordinance and the Ohio Revised Code.

1117.03 ZONING CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS.
All applications for zoning certificates shall be submitted to the Director of Public Safety and Service who may issue zoning certificates when all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code have been complied with. All applications for conditional zoning certificates shall be made to the Director of Public Safety and Service and submitted to the Planning Commission, which may issue conditional zoning certificates in accordance with Chapter 1111.

1117.04 VIOLATIONS.
Buildings erected, altered, moved, razed or converted, or any use of land or premises carried on in violation of any provision of this Zoning Code, are declared to be a nuisance per se. Any building or land-use activities considered possible violations of the provisions of this Zoning Code, which are observed by any city official or city resident should be reported to the Director of Public Safety and Service.

1117.05 INSPECTION, ORDER TO CORRECT.
The Director of Public Safety and Service shall inspect each alleged violation and shall, in writing, order correction of all conditions which are found to be in violation of this Zoning Code. Violations of Chapter 1109 On-Premises Exterior Signs may be issued a minor misdemeanor citation, without the written notification requirement, by the Director of Public Safety and Service or his designated agent. Each day of that violation may constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 78-95. Passed 12-4-95.)

1117.06 CORRECTION PERIOD.
All violations shall be corrected within a period of ten days after the written order is issued, or for a longer period of time as indicated by the Director of Public Safety and Service in the written order. If the violations are not corrected within the specified period of time, the Director of Public Safety and Service may initiate a criminal or civil proceeding to bring about compliance with the Zoning Code or the punishment of the offender. (Ord. 78-95. Passed 12-4-95.)

1117.07 PENALTY.
The owner or owners of any building or premises or part thereof where anything in violation of this Zoning Code shall be placed or shall exist, and any tenant or occupant of such building or premises, and any architect, builder or contractor who shall assist in the commission of any such violation, and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Zoning Code or fail to comply therewith shall, for each violation or noncompliance, be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender has been previously convicted of a violation of this section or if the violation constitutes a violation of public health or safety, the violation shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day such violation or failure to comply shall exist shall constitute a separate offense.

1117.08 FEES.
The following schedule of fees as established by City Council shall apply to non-city matters pertaining to this ordinance: