A. The Zoning Officer shall be appointed by the Borough Council and shall hold no elective office in the Borough. The Zoning Officer shall meet the qualifications established by the Borough and shall be able to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Borough, a working knowledge of municipal zoning.
B. The Zoning Officer shall have all the powers and duties conferred on them by this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The Zoning Officer shall administer this code in accordance with its literal terms and shall not have the power to permit any construction or any use or change of use that does not conform to this chapter. The Zoning Officer’s duties shall include the following:

(1) To institute civil enforcement proceedings herein as a means of enforcement when acting within the scope of their employment.
(2) To receive applications for any new use or change of use prior to the start of construction or establishment or change of the use by any landowner or lessee. Such application shall describe the proposed activity in sufficient detail to determine whether it meets the requirements of this chapter and other applicable Borough ordinances. Applications for uses by special exception, conditional uses and variances shall be filed as set forth herein as applicable and shall be forwarded by the Zoning Officer to the appropriate decisionmaking body. In addition, the Zoning Officer shall receive and forward all applications for appeals to the Zoning Hearing Board.

2. Registration of nonconforming uses, structures and lots.
The Zoning Officer shall prepare and keep up-to-date a register of all nonconforming uses, structures and lots in accordance with the procedures specified in this chapter.