§8.02   BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.

   (A)   There is hereby created a Board of Zoning Appeals consisting of seven members to be determined as follows:

(1)   One member shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Council from among its membership to serve at the pleasure of the Council. Such member may be removed from office on the Board, without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the Council;

(2)   One member shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Planning Commission from among its members to serve at the pleasure of the Planning Commission. Such member may be removed from office on the Board, without cause, by a majority vote of the Planning Commission;

(3)   Five citizen members who shall be electors of the City and who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Council. Citizen members of the Board shall serve for overlapping terms of five years each, except that the members first appointed under this Charter shall serve for the following terms of office: one member shall serve for a term of one year; one member shall serve for a term of two years; one member shall serve for a term of three years; one member shall serve for a term of four years; and one member shall serve for a term of five years; and thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of office of five years.

   (B)   The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have those powers, duties and functions as are provided under this Charter, by the ordinances and resolutions of the City and the general laws of Ohio, to the extent those laws are not in conflict with and are consistent with this Charter and the ordinances and resolutions of the City.