19.03.020 - Community development director responsibilities.

A.

The community development director or his designee shall have the authority and responsibility to hear and act upon all matters as specified in Chapter 19.39 (Administration of the Zoning Ordinance) of this Title 19.

B.

The community development director shall have the authority to interpret the use provisions applicable to each zone district, using the zone district descriptions contained in Chapter 19.05 (Establishment of Zones) and Chapters 19.07 through 19.17 of this Title 19. In the event that a specific use or type of use is not listed, the Director shall make a recommendation to the planning commission, and the planning commission shall have the authority to determine which listed use is most similar to the proposed use and thereby determine whether the use is permitted, permitted subject to conditional use permit review and approval, permitted as a temporary use, or prohibited. The director shall maintain a permanent record of such decisions.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).