§ 28-3. Commencement of action.

(a)

The planning and community development department is assigned the primary responsibility of enforcing this chapter and is granted the authority expressly and impliedly needed and necessary for enforcement.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall preclude employees of the planning and community development department from seeking voluntary compliance with the provisions of this chapter or from enforcing this chapter, proactively or reactively, through warnings, notices to comply, or other such devices designed to achieve compliance in the most efficient and effective manner under the circumstances.

(c)

The planning and community development department is authorized to recommend reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article which shall be approved by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. of 10-17-06(2), § 1)