1177.18 BOARD OF APPEALS; RULES AND POWERS.

   The Board of Appeals is authorized and directed as follows:

   (a)    Rules. The Board shall adopt rules for the conduct of business and may exercise all of the powers conferred on such Board by State law.

   (b)    Administrative Review. The Board shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of administration of this chapter.

   (c)    Special Exceptions. It shall hear and decide applications for special exception uses upon which the Board is authorized to pass under this chapter.

   (d)    Variances. It may authorize upon appeal in specific cases such variance from the terms of this chapter as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions a literal enforcement of the provisions of this chapter will result in unnecessary hardship and so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed and substantial justice done. No variance shall have the effect of allowing in any district uses prohibited in that district, permit a lower degree of flood protection than the flood protection elevation, for the particular area, or permit standards lower than those required by State law.

      (Ord. 76-23. Passed 12-20-76.)