(a) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall act in accordance with the procedure specified by law including this Zoning Ordinance. All appeals and applications made to the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be in writing and on the forms prescribed therefore. Every appeal or application shall refer to the specified provisions of the Zoning Ordinance involved, and shall exactly set forth the interpretation that is claimed, the use for which the special permit is sought, or the details of the variance that is applied for and the grounds on which it is claimed that the variance should be granted, as the case may be. Every decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be by resolution, each of which shall contain a full record of the findings of the Board of Zoning Appeals by case number under one or another of the following headings: interpretations; exceptions or variances, together with all documents pertaining thereto. All applications, except those under Section 1185.01(f), shall include a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00). In the event the Board of Zoning Appeals shall find it necessary to draw upon any planning, legal, engineering, or any other expert testimony, such fee shall be raised in order to cover all expenses of expert testimony.
(Ord. 596-12-12. Passed 12-19-13.)
(b) All testimony shall be taken under oath and a verbatim record of all testimony offered shall be preserved. The applicant shall be permitted to appear in person or by counsel to present his position, arguments or contentions, offer evidence, present witnesses, cross-examine witnesses and proffer into the record any evidence not admitted. A complete transcript of the hearing including all exhibits admitted or proffered and conclusions of fact supporting the final order shall be preserved and filed with the Court in the event of appeal.
(Ord. 270-09-02. Passed 9-10-02.)