(A) (1) Any person allegedly aggrieved by a decision of the Department or the Administrator, as appointed pursuant to § 153.095, relative to the placement, area, height and construction of a sign may appeal the decision to the Township Sign Board of Appeals.
(2) The appeal shall be filed with the Township Zoning Administrator.
(B) The Sign Board of Appeals shall have power to interpret the provisions of this chapter in a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. The authority to alter or change this chapter is reserved to the Township Board.
(C) Whenever the strict application of requirements of this chapter may pose demonstrable hardship or practical difficulty with regard to placement, area, height and construction of a sign an appeal for variance from the requirements may be filed with the Zoning Administrator on a form provided for that purpose.
(D) The Sign Board of Appeals shall have the power to interpret the provisions of this chapter in a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. The authority to alter or change this chapter is reserved to the Township Board.
(E) The Zoning Administrator or his or her designee(s) shall then place the appeal on a regular meeting agenda of the Board of Appeals within 45 days of filing.
(F) Within 60 days of receipt, the Sign Board of Appeals shall render a final decision in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(G) Any decision of the Board shall not become final until the expiration of five township business days from the date of the decision, unless the Board finds that immediate effect is necessary to preserve a substantial property right, and so certifies in the record of the decision.
(Ord. 03-05, passed 6-17-2003; Ord. 06-02, passed 4-18-2006; Ord. 10-01, passed 7-27-2010; Ord. 14-08, passed 8-26-2014; Ord. 16-06, passed 12-19-2016)