(A) Establishment.
(1) A Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby established, vested with such administrative authority as hereinafter provided or as provided by state law. Such Board shall consist of five residents of the city appointed by the City Council, which body shall also name one of the residents to serve as Chairperson of the Board of Appeals. Any member of the Board of Appeals may be removed by the City Council after holding a public hearing thereon.
(2) The Board of Zoning Appeals may designate a Secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. Such Board shall adopt rules of procedure and keep minutes of its proceedings which minutes shall be of public record. All meetings of such Board shall be held at the call of its Chairperson and shall be open to the public. In the performance of its duties, the Board of Appeals may incur such expenditures as shall be authorized by the City Council.
(B) Duties. The duties of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be:
(1) To hear and decide appeals from any decision of the Zoning Officer;
(2) To interpret the meaning of the ordinance in case of ambiguity and to make rulings with respect to the application of the ordinance; and
(3) To hold public hearings on applications for variance from the provisions of this title and to act upon such applications.
(1974 Code, § 9-13-3) (Ord. 501, passed 10-24-1967)