(a) Generally. Within 60 days after the termination of the hearing, the County Board of Appeals shall prepare and file in the proceedings a written succinct memorandum of opinion, including its findings and conclusions. If the Board determines that more than 60 days are required, the Clerk shall so notify the parties. For purposes of this subsection, a hearing shall be considered terminated upon the closing of testimony, the conducting of an on-site inspection, or the submission of any final items of evidence or written arguments pursuant to an order of the Board, whichever shall occur last. The Board's decision shall rest entirely upon the pleadings and the evidence.
(b) Revisions and corrections. At any time within 30 days after the filing of the memorandum and in the absence of an appeal to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the Board may revise and submit a written memorandum to correct clerical or other errors of form, providing such corrections make no change of substance in the memorandum. The revised memorandum shall be furnished to all parties and attorneys of record.
(c) Copies of decisions. The Board shall furnish copies of all orders and opinions to all parties to the proceedings or their attorneys of record. Any opinions rendered by the Board shall include a summary of pleadings, a summary of the evidence, findings of fact, and the basis for the conclusion reached by the Board. Any orders rendered by the Board shall be approved as to form by the attorney to the Board.
(Bill No. 53-86; Bill No. 22-90; Bill No. 99-93)