(A) The Sign Board of Appeals shall have the power to modify or reverse, wholly or partly, the notice or order, and may grant an extension of time for the performance of any act required of not more than three additional months, where the Sign Board of Appeals finds that there is a practical difficulty or undue hardship resulting from the application of the provisions of this chapter, and that the extension is in harmony with the general purpose of this ordinance to secure the public health, safety and welfare.
(B) The Sign Board of Appeals shall return a decision upon each petition within 45 days after a request or appeal has been filed, unless a longer time is agreed upon by the parties concerned; however, the Sign Board of Appeals may not order action on a petition until the next scheduled meeting.
(C) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Sign Board of Appeals shall be necessary to reverse, wholly or partly, or modify any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Building Official or Code Enforcement Officer; or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which the Sign Board of Appeals is required to consider or to effect any variation of the provisions of this chapter.
(D) After a variance has been denied in whole or on part by the Sign Board of Appeals, then the petition shall not be resubmitted for a period of one year from the date of the last denial, provided however, that a denied variance may be reconsidered by the Sign Board of Appeals within the one year period, when, in the opinion of the Building Official, or Code Enforcement Officer or Sign Board of Appeals, newly discovered evidence or changed conditions warrant the reconsideration.
(E) At the hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to show cause why the notice or order should be modified or withdrawn, or why the period of time permitted for compliance should be extended.
(Ord. 03-2006, passed 4-24-2006)