(a) The Board shall receive and promptly review and pass upon all drawings, data, reports and complaints in the order filed under published rules, guidelines, and regulations which may be adopted by the Board and are consistent with the purposes of the Board. When appropriate, the Board may adopt rules, guidelines, or regulations to create an administrative approval process, in lieu of the application being heard at a Board meeting, with such rules, guidelines, or regulations being subject to approval of Council. The Mayor shall determine the administrative approval process, which shall permit any denied application to be heard by the Board if so requested by the applicant.
(b) In all instances where matters are submitted to the Board for review or other action, the Board or administrator shall, within a reasonable time, make its decision thereon and notify the Building Commissioner, in writing, of action taken in each instance. The Board Secretary shall then notify or cause to be notified the Building Commissioner, the applicant, and any objectors who testified at the Board's meeting of the decision of the Board. No building permit shall be issued unless the required plans and specifications therefor have been approved in writing by the Board or administrator. Approval may include conditions.
(Ord. 108-2015. Passed 9-21-15; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)