§ 3-201. Zoning Administrator.

(a) Office established.

(1) There is an Office of Zoning Administrator, constituted as an independent unit of the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(2) The Zoning Administrator is the executive head of the Office.

(3) Employees of the Office may be appointed as authorized by the Ordinance of Estimates.

(b) Powers and duties – In general.

The Zoning Administrator administers and enforces this Code.

(c) Powers and duties – Specific.

The Zoning Administrator has the following powers and duties under this Code:

(1) to determine whether a variance is a major or minor variance (Title 5, Subtitle 3);

(2) to grant minor variances (Title 5, Subtitle 3);

(3) to authorize use permits (Title 5, Subtitle 7);

(4) to provide zoning consultations (Title 5, Subtitle 8);

(5) to issue zoning verifications (Title 5, Subtitle 9);

(6) to inspect structures and uses of land to determine compliance with this Code and, where violations are found, initiate action to secure compliance;

(7) to preserve all records from the administration of the zoning law since its enactment by Ordinance 31-1247;

(8) to maintain permanent records of this Code and of all actions taken under it, including:

(i) all maps adopted under this Code; and

(ii) all amendments to this Code and to the maps adopted under it;

(iii) the rules and regulations of the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals;

(iv) applications for and approvals of conditional uses and variances; and

(v) appeals taken under this Code;

(9) to provide and maintain a public information service on matters arising out of this Code;

(10) Where reasonable, necessary, and not a fundamental alteration of this Code, to provide reasonable accommodation in the application of this Code for the siting, development, and use of housing or services for an individual protected under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act;

(11) to receive, file, review, maintain copies of, and forward to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals applications for conditional uses, variances, appeals, and other matters on which the Board is required to act;

(12) to perform completeness review of applications (§ 5-202);

(13) with the approval of the Board of Estimates, to set fees for processing applications, issuing permits and other authorizations, and performing the various other functions required or authorized by this Code; and

(14) to perform all other functions assigned to the Zoning Administrator by this Code.