The Board of Zoning Adjustments shall have the following powers.
(A) The Board of Adjustment may employ or contract with planners or other persons as it deems necessary to accomplish its assigned duties. The Board shall have the right to receive, hold and spend funds which it may legally receive from any and every source in and out of the commonwealth, including the United States government, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to attend its meetings and give the evidence bearing upon the questions before it. The Chairperson of the Board of Adjustment shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses prior to their testifying before the Board of any issue.
(B) The Board of Zoning Adjustments shall have the power to grant conditional use permits, approve dimensional variances or to hear appeals from administrative decisions.
(C) The Board of Zoning Adjustments shall have no power or authority to grant any use variance which permits any use of land or structure not permitted by this chapter, or to grant any conditional use not indicated in these zoning regulations and is specifically prohibited from doing.
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 14.03)