Appeals may be taken to and before the Zoning Board of Appeals by any person aggrieved, or by an officer, department, board or bureau of the City. Such appeal shall be taken within such time as is prescribed by the general rules of the Board, by filing, with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Board, a notice of appeal, and specifying the grounds thereof. The office or department from which the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all of the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the administrative officer shall certify to the Board, after the notice of appeal has been filed with it, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property, in which case proceedings shall not be stayed except by a restraining order which may be granted by the Board or by a court of equity after notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.
The Board shall fix a time, not to exceed sixty days from the date of appeal, for the date of hearing of the appeal or other matters referred to it, and shall give public notice of such hearing. A decision of the Board on the appeal shall be reached within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appeal in person or agent or by attorney. The Board may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirements, decision or determination appealed from, and shall make such order, requirement, decision or determination as, in its opinion, ought to be made in the premises, and to that end shall have all powers of the administrative officer from whom the appeal is taken.
(Ord. 24-66. Passed4-5-66.)