(a) A Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby created. Such Board shall consist of five members, to be appointed by Council, all of whom shall be residents of the City. The terms of all members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. Members of the Board shall be removable as provided in Section 7.11 of the Charter. Vacancies shall be filled by Council and shall be for the unexpired term.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) hereof was amended to conform to the Charter adopted by the voters on November 6, 1991.)
(b) The Board shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board may determine. The Chairman, or in his absence the acting Chairman, may administer oaths and the Board may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public and all business of the Board shall be transacted at such meetings. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
(c) Appeals to the Board may be taken by any person aggrieved. Such appeal shall be taken within twenty days after the decision appealed by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give ten days notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by attorney. Such appeals shall be accompanied by payment of such fees as Council may determine from time to time.
(Ord. 1775. Passed 10-22-73.)