§ 2202. Responsibilities of the administrator.

Functions and duties of the public development director include but are not limited to the following:

(a)

Forms, procedures, and guidelines. Promulgate administrative procedures, guidelines, application forms, and schedules with deadlines and meeting dates for various applications required by this UDC;

(b)

Fee schedule initiation. Periodically propose and update fee schedules for various applications and permits required by this UDC. Said fee schedule proposed by the public development director shall not become binding until adopted by the board of commissioners by resolution;

(c)

Discretionary application processing. Receive, review and process with or without recommendation all applications filed with the county that require approval of the board of commissioners or recommendation or action by the Jackson County Planning Commission, or action by the Jackson County Board of Adjustment, including comprehensive plan amendment, text amendment, to official zoning map amendment (rezoning), overlay district boundary amendment, special use approval, variance, and appeal of an administrative decision; and

(d)

Administrative application processing. Receive, review and approve, conditionally approve or deny applications for minor and major subdivisions, boundary line adjustment, lot combination, land-disturbance permit, development permit, site plan or project approval, building permit, and any other procedure of this UDC that requires an application be filed with public development director and administratively decided by the director;

(e)

Zoning verification. Issue, upon application and for a fee as may be determined by resolution of the board of commissioners, official letters of zoning confirmation and/or certification of zoning compliance;

(f)

Inspections program. Execute a program of inspections of land development, buildings, and property maintenance as required to implement this UDC. The public development director or designee will periodically inspect the sites of land-disturbing activities for which development permits have been issued to determine if the activities are being conducted in accordance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan and if the measures required in the plan are effective in controlling erosion and sedimentation;

(g)

Enforcement program. Execute a program of enforcement of this UDC; and other codes assigned to the public development department for enforcement;

(h)

Interpretation. Interpret the provisions of this UDC, where uncertainty exists;

(i)

Administrative relief. It is the intent of this UDC that the public development director shall have authority necessary to provide minor relief from the provisions of this UDC, and to that end the director is authorized and expected to find solutions within the spirit of this UDC to exercise administrative variance authority specifically granted in this UDC, where warranted;

(j)

Commission and board secretary. Serve as the secretary to the planning commission and the board of adjustment; and

(k)

Other. Tend to other administrative details not inconsistent with the provisions of this UDC, and to implement the provisions of this UDC.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)