(a) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Zoning Code and to exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Zoning Code, the Charter and State law.
(b) The Chairperson shall have the power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths and compel testimony and the production of books, papers and other evidence pertinent to any issue before the Board.
(c) The Board shall have the authority to interpret this Zoning Code in such a way as to carry out the intent and objectives of the same when an application is filed to determine the meaning and intent of any wording or provision of this Zoning Code.
(d) The Board shall have the power to hear and decide appeals when it is alleged by an appellant that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination, including the granting, refusal or revocation of permits, made by the Zoning Inspector or other administrative official in the enforcement or interpretation of the provisions of this Zoning Code.
In exercising its power, the Board may, in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify, any order, requirement, decision or determination.
(e) The Board shall have the power to authorize, upon appeal in specific cases, such variances from specific provisions or requirements of this Zoning Code as will not be contrary to the public interest, but only in such cases where, owing to special conditions pertaining to a specific piece of property, the literal enforcement of the provisions or requirements of this Zoning Code would cause undue and unnecessary hardship or a practical difficulty.
In authorizing a variance, the Board may attach thereto such conditions regarding the location, character and other features of the proposed structure or use as it may deem necessary in the interest of furthering the purposes of the variance or of this Zoning Code and the public interest. The Board may require such bond as may be necessary to guarantee that all conditions required by the Board will be complied with. The amount of such bond shall be set by the Board with the advice of the City Engineer or the City Manager.
(Ord. 2337. Passed 10-20-92.)