(A) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of no less than three regular members, each to be appointed for a term of three years; provided that appointments for the first years shall be for a period of one, two, and three years respectively, so as nearly may be to provide for the appointment of an equal number each year, depending in the number of members; thereafter, each member to hold office for the full three-year terms. Of the membership of the Zoning Board of Appeals, one member shall be a member of the Planning Commission.
(B) The Council may appoint not more than two alternate members for the same term as regular members of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The alternate members may be called on a rotating basis to sit as regular members of the Zoning Board of Appeals in the absence of a regular member. An alternate member may also be called to serve in the place of a regular member for the purpose of reaching a decision on a case in which the regular member has abstained for reasons of conflict of interest. The alternate member having been appointed shall serve in the case until a final decision has been made. The alternate member shall have the same voting rights as a regular member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(C) The Council may, during the unavailability of the Zoning Board of Appeals, act for it upon all appropriate questions arising under this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 743.02) (Ord. 06-02, passed 7-17-2006; Am. Ord. -, passed 2-6-2017)