(A) An application to the Board for an original interpretation or decision or an appeal from a decision of the Enforcement Officer shall be made in writing on forms prescribed by the Board and which provide sufficient information for administrative purposes. Additional statements or information with respect to the case involved may also be submitted by the applicant for review by the Board. An appeal must be filed within 30 days after the Enforcement Officer has refused a zoning permit or certificate of occupancy, or the right to appeal shall be waived. The Enforcement Officer shall transmit to the Board the complete record of the decision appealed.
(B) The Board shall hold a hearing at which all pertinent evidence concerning the interpretation, decision, or appeal shall be examined, and the Board shall make its decision within 30 days after the hearing. The following rules shall govern all decisions made by the Board.
(1) Limits of authority. The Board shall act only within the strict limits of its authority as defined in the zoning order. The Board has no authority to vary the use regulations or other regulations not specifically delegated to it. The Board shall not hold hearings on applications or appeals seeking decisions that the Board is not authorized to make.
(2) Special conditions. The Board may attach special conditions to any decision it is authorized to make in order to ensure that the intent of the zoning order will be carried out.
(3) Majority vote required. The concurring vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board shall be necessary in making any decision.
(4) Additional powers. In exercising the above powers, the Board shall have all the powers of the Enforcement Officer in addition to its other powers and duties.
(Prior Code, § 5.3) (Ord. 98-4, passed 6-10-1998)