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In the interests of efficiency and cost, the board of supervisors should consider combining the positions of building inspector and zoning administrator into a single job.
As h stands now, we have a zoning administrator who works one day a week. A primary portion of his responsibilities is the issuance of building permit, an average of three a week.
Once the county hires the building inspector mandated by the Virginia Code, that individual is charged with issuance of building permits, according to state law. There goes a major part of the zoning administrator’s duties.
Hie administrator is also responsible for seeing that land is used in accordance with zoning ordinances. Generally, the administrator goes out to check new construction for compliance with regulations only if there’s a request or complaint from an adjoining property owner.
For this reason, violation of county ordinances-as in the cases of set-back distance from the highway on Levi Atkins’ house and distance from the side property line on P. E. Steve DeMent’s Sperryville antique addition-aren’t discovered until structure are already built. Then the county is in the untenable position erf having to tell a property owner to tear down his or her house and rebuild it in a spot, say 15 feet away, in order to conform a local regulations.
What judge is going to uphold an order like that? But then, on the other hand, why have the laws if they’re not enforced?
In addition to outright violation of county ordinances, structures are being built that do not comply with data on building permits. For instance a permit is issued for an addition to an existing shed with estimated construction costs of $1800. Then a tremendous building goes up with a roof alone that would cost almost that much.
The zoning administrator can be ordered to check all new construction and additions but this will entail duplication of effort, once the building official is on the job.
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