(a) The Appeals Board shall consist of a minimum of three members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to property maintenance and who are not employees of the City. The Board shall be appointed by the Campbell City Council, consisting of one member per ward.
(b) The Mayor shall also appoint one or two alternate members who shall sit on the Board to hear appeals when needed due to the absence or disqualification of other Board members. Alternate members shall possess the qualifications required for Board membership.
(1) A quorum shall be two members.
(2) The Appeals Board shall adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with the provisions and intent of this Code.
(3) No member shall take part in an appeal or vote on any matter in which the member has a direct or indirect personal, professional or financial interest.
(4) Members shall serve without compensation.
(c) Additional Duties of the Appeals Board. In addition to those duties elsewhere outlined in this Code, the following duties shall also be the responsibility of the Property Maintenance Appeals Board:
(1) The Board shall have the authority to grant extension(s) of time for compliance with notices and orders issued by the Administrator or authorized designee. Application for extensions of time compliance shall be considered on the basis of public interest and welfare in addition to any possible economic benefit or hardship to applicant, and shall be granted only when it is established that such request will not be detrimental to the occupants or to public health, safety or welfare.
(2) The Board shall have the authority to grant appeals for or waivers of provisions of this Code in specific cases where it clearly appears that by reason of special conditions, undue hardship would result from a literal translation or application of any section of this Code. Applications for variances and waivers shall be granted only where the minimum housing standards and the spirit and intent of this Code have been met by the applicant and that granting of the variance or waiver would not be detrimental to the occupants or to the public health or welfare.
(Ord. 2015-1107. Passed 4-22-15.)