(a) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. Meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals 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.
(b) The Board shall appoint the Zoning Inspector as their Clerk who 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 Council and shall be a public record. A copy of the decision for each case shall be given to the applicant and the Planning Commission.
(c) Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall act by resolution, and the concurring vote of three members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse an order or determination of the Zoning Inspector or to decide in favor of any applicant in any matter over which the Board has original jurisdiction under this Zoning Ordinance or to grant any variance from the requirements stipulated in this Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74; Ord. 2005-07. Passed 8-23-05.)