The Board of Zoning Appeals shall act in accordance with the procedure specified by law including this chapter. All appeals and applications made to the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be in writing and on forms prescribed therefor. Every appeal or application shall refer to the specified provisions of the chapter involved, and shall exactly set forth the interpretation that is claimed, the use for which the special permit is sought, or the details of the variance that is applied for and the grounds on which it may be granted. Every application requesting setback variances shall include a survey by a registered surveyor of the situs property or for other types of variances as requested by the Board of Zoning Appeals, at their discretion. Every decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be by resolution, each of which shall contain full record of the findings of the Board of Zoning Appeals by case number under one of another of the following headings: Interpretation, Exceptions, or Variances; together with all documents pertaining thereto. All applications shall include a fee as identified in § 152.107. In the event the Board of Zoning Appeals will find it necessary to draw upon any planning, legal, engineering, or other expert testimony, such fee shall be raised in order to cover all expenses of such expert testimony.
(Ord. 1993-O-2, passed 3-13-93; Am. Ord. 2000-O-6, passed 1-13-00; Am. Ord. 2006-O-8A, passed 6-8-06)