The City Council shall create and maintain a Board of Zoning Appeals consisting of five members to be appointed by the City Council.
(A) The members of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be individuals who are freeholders and residents of the municipality and at least three-fifths of such members must have been residents of the municipality for at least three years preceding the time of their appointment. No member of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be a member of the Planning Commission nor shall any member hold other elective or appointive office in the municipal or county government. Members of the Board shall be compensated at a rate of $50 per meeting attended, up to seven meetings per year, and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(B) Upon the creation of a Board of Zoning Appeals, the members shall be appointed for the following terms: one for a term of one-year; two for a term of two years; and two for a term of three years. The term shall expire on January 1 of the first, second, and third year, respectively, following their appointment. Thereafter, as their terms expire, each new appointment shall be for a term of three years.
(C) If a vacancy occurs, by resignation or otherwise, among the members of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the governing body of the municipality or the county court, as the case may be, shall appoint a member for the unexpired term.
(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020)