It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Director of the City or the County Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the regulations prescribed in this chapter. Applications for a variance shall be made to the appropriate enforcement agency upon a form furnished by it. Applications required by this chapter to be submitted to the Code Enforcement Director of the City or to the County Zoning Administrator shall be promptly considered and granted or denied. Application for action by the City or County Board of Zoning Appeals shall be forthwith transmitted by the appropriate enforcement officer. (Code 1981 § 4-62. Code 1995 § 22-33.)