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Article 9: Standards for Administration

Section I: Administrative Responsibility
Section II: Administrative Actions and Decisions
Section III: Interpretation of Terms or Words
Section IV: Vested Interest
Section V: Compatibility with Zoning Regulations

SECTION I. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY. Unless otherwise specifically
otherwise specifically designated within a separate and particular Article,
the County Administrator, through his office, shall have the primary
responsibility for the administration and enforcement of these regulations.
The County Administrator, pursuant to his authority, may delegate any of
the administrative duties or responsibilities to any other county official as
he may deem advisable and may implement such administrative
procedures, consistent with these Regulations, as he deems necessary
for the effective administration of these Regulations.

SECTION II. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND DECISIONS. It is the intent of these
Regulations to establish standards by which all administrative actions and
decisions under this Code shall be made and to limit discretion in their administration. To the extent possible, all administrative actions and decisions required or authorized for the administration of these Regulations shall be made solely in accordance with the specific standards enumerated in the Regulations. Whenever, in the course of administration of these Regulations, it is necessary or advisable to make an administrative action for which specific standards are not provided, then the decision or action shall be made according to the purpose and intent of these Regulations and the policies of the Board of County Commissioners so that the result will best serve the public health, safety, and welfare.

SECTION III. INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OR WORDS. All terms and words used in 
These Regulations shall be interpreted and given meaning according to their common understanding and to provide reasonable application of the purpose and intent of the Regulations. Whenever the context requires, in the application of these Regulations, then the terms and phrases used shall be interpreted in the following manner:

SECTION IV. VESTED INTEREST. Nothing contained in these Regulations shall be deemed or construed to grant any vested interest to any person beyond the express limited terms of any permit, and these Regulations are expressly declared to be subject to amendment, change or modification as may be deemed necessary for the public health, safety or welfare. Further, no person currently conducting or operating any special event covered by these Regulations, or who has in the past conducted such event or activity, shall be deemed to have any right to continue to or again, conduct such event except as permitted and provided by these Regulations.

SECTION V. COMPATIBILITY WITH ZONING REGULATIONS. Nothing contained in these Regulations shall be deemed to alter or to modify the application of the Johnson County Zoning Regulations to any particular use of land, and all permits issued pursuant to these Regulations shall be subject to all appropriate and compatible zoning regulations applicable to the land upon which the event or activity is to be conducted, including, but not limited to, the erection, location and use of buildings and structures. Further, any land use or activity which is permitted, allowed or authorized by any particular zoning classification or conditional use permit granted for a particular tract of land shall not be subject to nor affected by these Regulations.



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Olathe, KS 66061-3468
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