(A) The County Area Board of Zoning Appeals is a continuation of the previous board of zoning appeals of the county established under Area Planning Law and in accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-900 et seq.
(1) The County Area Board of Zoning Appeals shall be a five-member board appointed as follows:
(a) One citizen member appointed by the Area Planning Commission from its members;
(b) One citizen member, who may not be a member of any plan commission, appointed by the executive of the largest municipality in the county participating in the Commission;
(c) Two citizen members, of whom one must be a member of the Area Plan Commission and one must not be a member of any plan commission, appointed by the county legislative body; and
(d) One citizen member, who may not be a member of any plan commission, appointed by the executive of the second largest municipality in the county participating in the Commission.
(2) None of the members of the County Area Board of Zoning Appeals may hold other elective or appointive office in municipal, county or state government, except as permitted by I.C. 36-7-4-902.
(3) The members of the County Area Board of Zoning Appeals shall serve terms pursuant to I.C. 36-7-4-906.
(4) The County Area Board of Zoning Appeals shall have jurisdiction over all land subject to this chapter, concurrent with any division of the County Board of Zoning Appeals; except for where exclusive jurisdiction has been granted to a division of the County Area Board of Zoning Appeals.
(5) The staff of the County Area Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of the executive director of the Area Planning Commission and any other members of the Area Planning Commission staff as assigned by the executive director.
(B) The Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals shall be a division of the County Area Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to I.C. 36-7-4-901(b).
(1) In accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-902(g), the Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals shall be a five-member board appointed as follows:
(a) Three citizen members appointed by the executive of the municipality or county, of whom one must be a member of the Plan Commission and two must not be a member of the Plan Commission;
(b) One citizen member appointed by the fiscal body of the municipality who must not be a member of the Plan Commission; and
(c) One citizen member appointed by the Plan Commission from the Plan Commission's membership, who must be a county agricultural agent or a citizen member of the Plan Commission other than the member appointed under division (B)(1)(a) above.
(2) All members must be residents of the City of Vincennes.
(3) None of the members of the Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals may hold other elective or appointed offices in municipal, county or state government, except as permitted by I.C. 36-7-4-902.
(4) The members of the Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals shall serve terms pursuant to I.C. 36-7-4-906.
(5) The Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all of the land subject to this chapter within the corporate limits of the City of Vincennes.
(6) The staff of the Vincennes City Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of the Vincennes City Building Inspector and the staff of the Office of the Vincennes City Building Inspector, or any other employees of Vincennes City government as assigned by the Mayor of the City of Vincennes.
(Ord. 2006-13, passed 4-3-2006; Ord. 2012-9, passed 7-2-2012)