There is hereby established a Zoning Board of Appeals, which shall perform its duties and exercise its powers as provided in the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act of 2006 (M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3101 to 125.3702) and in such a way that the objectives of this chapter shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The Board shall consist of 5 members appointed by the City Commission, one of whom may be a member of the City Commission and one of whom may be a member of the Planning Commission. The Terms of office for members appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be for 3 years except for members serving because of their membership on the City Commission or Planning Commission, whose terms shall be limited to the time they are members of those bodies. Each member of the Board of Appeals shall be a resident of the city and shall be a qualified and registered elector on the date of appointment and throughout his or her tenure of office. A member of the Board of Appeals may be removed from such office as provided for in the Zoning Enabling Act. Any appointive vacancies shall be filled by the City Commission for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Board of Appeals shall annually elect its own Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary, however, the City Commission member of the Board may not serve as Chairperson. The compensation of the appointed members of the Board of Appeals shall be fixed by the City Commission. The City Commission may appoint alternate members as provided in the Zoning Enabling Act. A member of the Zoning Board of Appeals who is also a member of the Planning Commission or City Commission shall not participate in a public hearing on or vote on the same matter that the member voted on as a member of the Planning Commission or City Commission. However, the member may consider and vote on other unrelated matters involving the same property.
(Prior Code, App., § 1600) (Ord. 78-10, passed 1-4-1979; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 7-19-2007; Am. Ord. 2019-002, passed 2-21-2019)