(a) 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 Vice-Chairman, may administer oaths and the Board shall be open to the public.
(b) Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall act by resolution, and the concurring vote of three (3) members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order or determination of the Zoning Administrator or to decide in favor of an applicant in any matter of which the Board has original jurisdiction or to grant any variance from the requirements stipulated in this Zoning Code.
(c) After proper application has been made, the Board shall make appropriate investigations. The Board may call upon other municipal departments for assistance in the performance of its duties, and it shall be the duty of such departments to render such assistance to the Board as may reasonably be required.
(d) 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 Zoning Administrator and shall be a public record.
(e) It shall be the responsibility of the Board Chairman, or Vice-Chairman to elicit the position of the administration pertaining to any application regarding new construction of a residence, or, new construction or an addition to a structure other than a residence, in the course of the Board's review and prior to making a final decision thereon.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)