(A) Appeals. An appeal may be taken to the Zoning Board of Appeals by any person aggrieved by a decision of the Office of the Zoning Administrator. The appeal shall be taken within a time as shall be prescribed by the Zoning Board of Appeals by general rule, by filing with the Office of the Zoning Administrator a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The Zoning Administrator shall forthwith transmit to the Zoning Board of Appeals all of the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
(B) Findings on appeals.
(1) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Zoning Administrator certifies to the Zoning Board of Appeals after the notice of appeal has been filed with him or her that by reasons of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his or her opinion, cause eminent peril to life or property, in which case the proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals or by a court on application, on notice to the Zoning Administrator and on due cause shown.
(2) The Board shall select a reasonable time and place for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof to the parties and shall render a written decision on the appeal without unreasonable delay. The Board may affirm or may, upon the concurring vote of three members, reverse, wholly or in part, or modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination, as in its opinion it determines ought to be done, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
(3) The Zoning Administrator shall maintain complete records of all actions of the Board relative to appeals.
(Ord. O-95-2-12, passed 2-9-2012; Res. G-4111-6-14, passed 6-12-2014)