(a) Public hearing. Any case involving an appeal, variance, or request for a special use permit requires a formal evidentiary public hearing to be held by the planning board and any involving a change of zoning district, classification or other zoning ordinance changes requires a legislative public hearing to be held by the village council after receiving a recommendation from the planning board. The planning board or council shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing and give the public notice as required by law as well as due notice to the parties in interest. At the hearing, any person or party may appear in person or by agent or attorney. The board shall take action on a matter within a reasonable time after the termination of the proceedings.
(b) Appeals. Appeals may be taken to the planning board by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department or board of the village affected by any decision of the zoning official. Such appeals shall be filed with the village clerk by notice specifying the grounds for appeal. Appeal shall be filed within 90 days from the date of the action being appealed. The village clerk shall transmit any properly filed appeal to the planning board. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the planning board all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken together with any additional written reports or documents as he deems pertinent. The planning board may, after a public hearing, so long as such action is in conformity with the terms of this chapter reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify any order, requirements, decision or determination as ought to be made and to that end shall have the powers of the zoning official from whom the appeal is taken.
(Ord. No. 29, § 3.5, 8-17-1991; Ord. No. 2021- 0607, § 1, 6-28-2021)