§ 17.72.090. Enforcement.

A.

Planning Commission. The planning commission shall:

1.

Administer regulations of this title and amendments thereto;

2.

Hear and decide all matters involving variances and conditional use permits;

3.

Make recommendations upon suspensions or modifications of setback ordinances; and

4.

Perform such other duties as are requested by the council or otherwise required by law.

B.

Building Inspector. It shall be the duty of the building inspector:

1.

To enforce the provisions of this title pertaining to the erecting, construction, reconstructing, moving, conversion, alteration of, or addition to, any building; and

2.

To enforce the requirements of occupancy in any dwelling, apartment house, or other building not otherwise regulated by the license officer as herein stated.

C.

Police Department. It shall be the duty of the police department of the city to enforce all of the requirements of this title pertaining to land use or occupancy, and it shall be the duty of all police officers to cause complaints to be filed against all persons violating any of the requirements of this title unless such action is otherwise delegated as stated herein, wherever any land use or occupancy becomes a public nuisance.

D.

License Officer.

1.

The license officer shall enforce all of the requirements of this title pertaining to the land use and/or occupancy of all buildings or structures used for business, commercial or industrial purposes. No business license shall be used for the operation of any business or enterprise upon any property or within any district, contrary to any of the requirements of this title, or any other applicable sections of this code.

2.

Before any new business license is issued by the license officer for the use or occupancy of any property or building, a certificate of clearance indicating satisfactory compliance with the rules, regulations and ordinances delegated for enforcement by other city departments shall be obtained by the license officer from the police, fire, health, engineering and building departments.

(Prior code § 1906)