§ 2.1. The Staff.

(A)

The Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall have the following powers and duties to be carried out in accordance with these regulations, which include but are not limited to:

(1)

To serve as staff to the Town Board and the Board of Adjustment with regard to their functions under these regulations, and to inform such bodies of all facts and information at their disposal with respect to applications for amendments to the text of these regulations, amendments to the zoning maps, appeals, variances, permit requests, and any other matters brought before them under this article.

(2)

To maintain the text of these regulations and the zoning maps.

(3)

To maintain development review files and other public records related to the administration and enforcement of these regulations.

(4)

To review applications for zoning permits filed under these regulations.

(5)

To recommend and comment on proposed amendments to these regulations and to the zoning maps.

(6)

To establish such rules of procedure and permit application forms as are necessary and proper for the administration of their responsibilities under these regulations.

(7)

To administer the water supply watershed protection regulations contained herein, including the following additional duties:

(a)

To serve as staff to the Board of Adjustment when it is serving in its capacity as the Watershed Review Board.

(b)

To submit copies of all amendments upon adoption to the Supervisor of the Classification and Standards Group, Water Quality Section, NC Division of Water Quality.

(c)

To keep records of variances granted to the watershed regulations. This record shall be submitted to the Supervisor of the Classification and Standards Group, Water Quality section, NC Division of Water Quality on or before January 1st of the following year and shall provide a description of each project receiving a variance and the reasons for granting the variance.

(d)

To monitor land use activities in the watershed to identify situations that may threaten water quality. The Zoning Administrator shall report these situations to the agency with direct regulatory responsibility for these activities.

(B)

Zoning Enforcement Officer. The Zoning Enforcement Officer is charged with enforcing the provisions of the zoning regulations as set out herein except for enforcement duties specifically assigned to the Zoning Administrator. If the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall find that any of the provisions of this article are being violated, he shall notify, in writing, the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering that necessary actions be taken to correct the deficiency. He shall order discontinuances of illegal uses of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures, or of illegal additions, alterations or structural changes, discontinuance of any illegal work being done; and shall take any other action authorized by this article to insure its compliance.