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(A) There shall be in the Building Department a Board, known as the Board of Appeal, consisting of five members appointed by the Mayor as follows: one member from two candidates nominated, one by The Boston Society of Architects and one by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, one member from two candidates nominated by the Building Trades Council of Boston and Vicinity, one member from two candidates nominated, one by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and one by the commonwealth’s Real Estate Association, one member from three candidates nominated, one by The Master Builders’ Association of Boston, one by the Building Trades Employers’ Association of the city and one by the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, Inc. and one member selected at large by the Mayor. All members of the Board of Appeal shall be residents of, or engaged in business in, Boston. As the term of any member in Office expires, his or her successor shall be appointed in like manner as such member for a term of five years. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. No member of the Board shall act in any case in which he or she has a personal interest; and when a member is so disqualified or absent or when there is a vacancy in the Office of a member, the remaining members shall designate a substitute.
(B) The Board of Appeal shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Building Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Board of Appeal shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make any annual or other report, except through the Building Commissioner.
(St. 1938 c. 479; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 21; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 150; CBC 1985 9-4.1)
Cross-reference:
Ord. Section 2-7; Ord. Section 9-3
The Board of Appeal shall exercise the powers and perform the duties set forth in the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR, and Section 19 of Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1924.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 151; CBC 1985 9-4.2)
Cross-reference:
St. 1924 c. 488 § 19; St. 1938 c. 479 §§ 117, 118, 119
There shall be in the Building Department a Board, known as the Zoning Commission; provided for by Section 1 of Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended. Said Board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties provided by statute. Said Board shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Building Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Zoning Commission shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make an annual or other report, except through the Building Commissioner.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 10; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 200; CBC 1985 9-5.1)
Cross-reference:
St. 1956 c. 655 § 1; Ord. § 9-3
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