(A) Generally. There is hereby established the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals, to be known as the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Greentown, Indiana. The Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals is established under the Advisory Plan Law, being I.C. 36-7-4-901, as amended.
(B) Membership. The Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of a five-member board appointed as follows:
(1) Three citizen members, appointed by the executive of the town, of whom one must be a member of the Advisory Plan Commission and two must not be members of the Advisory Plan Commission;
(2) One citizen member, appointed by the fiscal body of the town, who is not a member of the Plan Commission; and
(3) One citizen member, appointed by the Advisory Plan Commission, who must be a county agricultural agent or a citizen member of the Advisory Plan Commission but who is not the same member from the Plan Commission appointed by the executive in division (B)(1) above.
(C) Terms of office. Each member except for those appointed from the Advisory Plan Commission shall be appointed for a term of four years, with the positions staggered so that such terms shall not be concurrent. The members appointed from the Advisory Plan Commission shall be appointed for a term of one year. Each term shall expire on the first Monday of the year of termination.
(D) Territorial jurisdiction. The Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals shall have jurisdiction over all of the land subject to the zoning ordinance.
(E) Subject matter jurisdiction. The Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction for special uses and variances under the statute and this chapter, except that it shall have no jurisdiction to grant a variance from a use district or classification, from appeals as provided by statute, including requirements for the procurement of improvement location permits or any ordinance adopted under I.C. 36-7-4, or from any prior zoning statute and any other appeals authorized by statute.
(F) Staff. The staff of the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of the Administrator as defined in this chapter and such other persons employed by the town as the Administrator may direct from time to time to assist the Administrator or the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 2002-5, passed 7-2-2002)