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Article 1: Administration Section 1.4:Planning Director SECTION 1.4:PLANNING DIRECTOR 1.4.1Responsibilities (A)The Planning Director, or his/her designee, shall have the responsibility for the administration, interpretation, and enforcement of this Ordinance. (B)Within this Ordinance, ‘Planning Director’ is synonymous with the individual actually serving in that capacity or a designated employee unless otherwise specified. (C)The Planning Directoris an employee of the County hired by and reporting to the County Manager and shall have the following duties in respect to this Ordinance: (1)Administering all provisions of this Ordinance for which administrative responsibilities are not otherwise expressly assigned; (2)Making interpretations of the provisions of this Ordinance; (3)Reviewing all applications submitted in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance to ensure compliance withthe provisions of this Ordinance; (4)Coordinating County staff’s compliance with duties and responsibilities specified in this Ordinance; (5)Preparing reports for, submitting recommendations to, and seeking input from, the Planning Boardfor all matters for which this Ordinance requires review and approval by the Planning Board; (6)Maintaining records of the Planning Board’s meetings and actions; (7)AmendingEnsuringthe text of this Ordinance and the zoning atlas are modified to reflect any amendments approved by the Board of County Commissioners and maintaining up-to-date originals and copies of these documents; (8)Conducting on-going regular reviews of the text of this Ordinance and proposing amendments necessary to implement and ensure consistency with the policy objectives of the County; (9)Maintaining records of the Board of Adjustment’s meetings and actions; (10)Reporting any variances or interpretations of the location of the boundary of an area of special flood hazard area tothe Federal Insurance Administration upon request; and (11)Granting Zoning Compliance Permits, making inspections of buildings or premises, revoking permits, and any other procedures necessary to carry out the enforcement of this Ordinance. 1.4.2Conditions on Authority When rendering decisions on the approval of development projects, the interpretation of this Ordinance, or the issuance of permits, the Planning Directorshall determine if the application is consistent with the requirements of this Ordinance and issue all appropriate permits or other approvals. The following limitations apply: (A)Issuance of a permit authorizing the excavation, construction, moving, alteration, or use of land shall in no case be construed as waiving any provision of this Ordinance. (B)Under no circumstances is the Planning Directorpermitted to grant exceptions to the actual meaning of any clause, standard, or regulation contained in this Ordinance to any person making application to excavate, construct, move, alter, or use either building, structures or land. (C)Under no circumstances is the Planning Directorpermitted to make changes to this Ordinance or to vary the terms of this Ordinance in carrying out assigned duties. Orange County, North Carolina –Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-9