A. Right To Appeal: Any person directly aggrieved and affected by a final decision of the planning and zoning committee in which the two (2) county commission appointees shall participate or by a final decision of the city council may appeal to a board of appeals, consisting of four (4) persons. Two (2) of the persons shall be regularly appointed or elected members of the city council and appointed by the council, and two (2) members shall be duly elected or appointed county commissioners and appointed by the committee. Members of the appeals board shall serve a term of twelve (12) months, and new appointments shall be made every twelve (12) calendar months. (Ord. 151, 8-14-1995; amd. Ord. 132-A, 4-13-2015)
B. Public Hearing; Board Decision: The appeals board shall hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of the aggrieved party and such hearing shall be held upon such terms and conditions and pursuant to such notice to affected persons as the board shall deem just and appropriate. Upon hearing the matter, the appeals board shall decide the matter by majority vote, reduce its decision to writing and shall provide a copy of the same to the appellant. The decision of the appeals board shall be final. In the event the board is unable to decide the matter by a majority vote, and the board is deadlocked, the decision appealed from shall remain in full force and effect and all administrative remedies shall be deemed exhausted. (Ord. 151, 8-14-1995)