(a) Appeals to the Board may be taken by any person aggrieved or affected by any decision of the Zoning Administrator. An appeal shall be taken by filing a notice of the appeal, specifying the grounds thereof, with the Village Fiscal Officer within twenty days after the decision of the Administrator.
(b) The Fiscal Officer will forward the appeal to the Chairperson of the Board with a copy of said appeal being delivered to the Zoning Administrator. The chairperson shall fix a reasonable time for a hearing of the appeal, give ten days notice to other parties in interest, post a notice of the appeal, decide the appeal within ten days following the hearing, unless additional time is deemed necessary because of unusual circumstances. Any party may appear at the hearing in person or by attorney.
(c) The Board shall hear and decide all zoning appeals in conformity with the intent and purpose of this Ordinance.
(d) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Zoning Administrator shall certify to the Board of Zoning Appeals after the notice of the appeal shall have been filed with it that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life and property. In such a case proceedings shall not be stayed other than by a restraining order granted by a competent court of record having jurisdiction.
(e) All hearings of the Board shall be public. However, the Board may go into executive session, upon majority vote of the members present for discussion but not vote on any case before it.
(f) The Board may adjourn a hearing of any application or appeal in order to permit the obtaining of additional information or to cause further notice as it deems proper to be served upon such other property owners as it decides may be substantially interested in said application or appeal. (Ord. 30-2007. Passed 12-20-07.)