§ 152.42 APPEALS.
   (A)   Any person aggrieved, or any taxpayer affected, by a decision of the Zoning Administrator made in its administration of §§ 152.20 through 152.28 and 152.40 through 152.44 may appeal to the Board of County Commissioners.
   (B)   All appeals hereunder must be commenced within 30 days of the Zoning Administrator’s decision by filing with the Zoning Administrator a notice of appeal specifying the grounds therefor. The Zoning Administrator shall forthwith transmit the same to the Board of County Commissioners, together with all documentation constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
   (C)   (1)   An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Zoning Administrator certifies to the Board of County Commissioners, after the notice of appeal has been filed with it, that by reason of the facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his or her opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property.
      (2)   In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed except by order of the Board of County Commissioners on notice to the Zoning Administrator and on due cause shown.
   (D)   The Board of County Commissioners shall fix a reasonable time for hearing appeals, give public notice and due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, by agent, or by attorney.
   (E)   The Board of County Commissioners may, in conformity with the provisions of §§ 152.20 through 152.28 and 152.40 through 152.44, reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination, as may be appropriate under the circumstances, and to that end shall have all the powers of the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 19, passed 2-14-2012)