(a) COMPOSITION AND TERMS.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of five electors of the City who shall serve overlapping three-year terms.
(b) POWERS AND DUTIES.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have the power and duty to hear and decide appeals for exceptions to and variances in, the application of resolutions, ordinances, regulations, other legislative measures and administrative determinations governing zoning in the City, as may be required to afford justice and avoid unreasonable hardship. The Board of Zoning Appeals may make advisory recommendations to Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning zoning matters; and shall exercise such other powers, duties and functions as provided by Council.