(A) A Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby established in and for the city. The word “Board,” when used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board shall consist of five members who shall be appointed for terms of three years by the City Council. Two alternate members may be appointed by the City Council, each for a term of three years. The membership shall be representative of the population distribution and of the various interests present in the city. All members of the Board shall serve without compensation.
(B) One member may be a member of the City Council, but no City Council member shall serve as Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(C) One member may be a member of the Planning Commission. Such a member 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, however, this member may consider and vote on other unrelated matters involving the same property.
(D) A member shall disqualify himself or herself from a vote in which the member has a conflict of interest. Failure to do so constitutes malfeasance in office and may be grounds for removal.
(E) An employee or contractor of the City Council may not serve as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Prior Code, § 1264.01) (Ord. passed 11-12-2009)