(a) The four (4) members appointed to the Board of Adjustment by the respective Board of County Commissioners as representatives of the extraterritorial jurisdiction area outside the Town of Canton shall be residents of such area and citizens of the respective county. Such members shall have equal rights, privileges, and duties with other members of the Board in all matters pertaining to the regulation of the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(b) On matters pertaining to the extra-territorial jurisdiction, the concurring vote of eight members of the Board shall be necessary to grant a variance under the provisions of this chapter, but simple majority is necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Administrator, or to decide in favor of the applicant concerning any matter which it is required to pass under the zoning ordinance.
(c) On all matters pertaining to the incorporated area of the Town of Canton, only those Board members representing the Town of Canton shall vote. The concurring vote of four (4) members of Board from the Town of Canton shall be necessary to grant a variance from the provisions of this chapter. However, a simple majority is needed to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Administrator, or to decide in favor of the applicant concerning any matter upon which it is required to pass under this chapter. On all appeals, applications, and other matters brought before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, said Board shall inform, in writing, all parties involved of its decisions and the reasons therefor. (Amended by Ord. of 9/15/85; Amended by Ord. of 9/14/93; Amended by Ord. of 7/22/97; Amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)