(a) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall annually elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from the appointed members and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of the Chairperson shall be one (1) year. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, unless there are no agenda items for consideration, in which case the scheduled meeting may be canceled. If appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, a member from the City Council or the Planning Commission cannot chair the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(b) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall adopt its own rules of procedure and shall keep a record of its proceedings, showing the action of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The most recent edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall apply unless otherwise determined by a majority of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals or unless otherwise provided by State law or these Codified Ordinances. All meetings, hearings, and records of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be open to the public. Three (3) members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of its business. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall not conduct business unless a majority of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals is present.
(c) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be necessary to reverse an order, requirement, decision or determination of an administrative official or body, or to decide in favor of the applicant a matter upon which the Zoning Board of Appeals is required to pass under an ordinance, or to effect a variation in an ordinance. In cases pertaining to use variances, approval of a use variance shall require an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) or four (4) members of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(d) A member of the Zoning Board of appeals who is also a member of the Planning Commission, or the City Council, shall not participate in a public hearing on or vote on the same matter that the member voted on as a member of the Planning Commission or the City Council. However, the member may consider and vote on other unrelated matters involving the same property.
(Res. 2007-02. Passed 7-11-07; Ord. 2009-04. Passed 6-22-09.)