(a) Meetings; Rules; Records. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the provision of this Zoning Ordinance. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such times as the Board may determine. The Chairman, or in his absence the acting Chairman, may administer oaths, and the Board may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office of the Planning Commission and shall be a public record.
(b) Appeals. Appeals to the Board may be taken by any person aggrieved or any officer of the Municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeals shall be taken within twenty days after the decision by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof beyond a reasonable doubt. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed was taken from.
(Ord. 2924-00. Passed 1-19-00.)
(c) Hearings. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for hearing of the appeal, give at least ten days' notice in writing to the parties in interest and decide the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Upon the hearing, any person may appear in person or by attorney.
(d) Appeal Effect. The filing of an appeal from any decision of the Zoning Inspector with the Board shall suspend any action by the Inspector or other authority in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions put in question by such appeal, except that the Inspector may bring an injunction action to enjoin the appellant from further construction or use during the pendency of his appeal.
(e) Refilling Limitation. Any appeal which has been resolved by the Board may not be refiled nor shall the Board entertain the same within six months from the time of the resolution of the original appeal.
(f) Ohio Code Changes. Any future changes of the Ohio Revised Code shall automatically apply to the procedure written herein and supersede the same.
(Ord. 2696-95. Passed 1-4-95; Ord. 2824-00. Passed 1-19-00.)