(a) Appeals.
(1) Appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the interpretation or enforcement of this Zoning Code may be made by any person affected or aggrieved by any decision of the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Such appeal shall be made within twenty (20) days after the decision by filing with the Zoning Administrator a notice of appeal specifying the grounds upon which the appeal is being made. The notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a filing fee as established by the City Council.
(3) Within seven (7) days of receiving a notice of appeal, the Zoning Administrator shall transmit a copy of the notice, along with all papers relating to the appealed action, to the chairman of the Board who shall present the appeal at the next scheduled meeting.
(b) Variances.
(1) The Zoning Board of Appeals is authorized to grant, upon appeal in specific cases, such variances from the terms of the Zoning Code as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions of the property, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this Code will result in unnecessary hardship.
(2) A nonconforming use of neighboring lands or structures in neighboring lands in the same or other zoning district shall not be considered grounds for the issuance of a variance.
(3) Variance shall not be granted on the grounds of convenience or economics, but only where strict application of the provisions of this Zoning Code would result in undue hardship due to conditions of the property.
(4) Variances shall not be granted which permit any use not otherwise permitted or expressly, or by implication, prohibited in the district involved. (Ord. 4-21. Passed 1-4-21.)