§ 155.38  BOARD OF ZONING, APPEALS.
   (A)   Membership.  See § 30.04(C).
   (B)   Power of the Board.  The Board shall have the following powers:
      (1)   To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the administrative official.
      (2)   To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of this chapter upon which the Board is required to consider.
      (3)   To 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 will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.
      (4)   Permit the erection and use of a building or premises in any location subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purposes of this chapter for such public utility purposes which are reasonably necessary for public convenience and welfare.
      (5)   The Board may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify any order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and shall make such order, requirement, decision or determination as, in its opinion, ought to be made in the premises and to that end shall have all the powers of the administrative official. The concurring vote of four members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement or determination appealed from or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter on which it is required to pass or to effect any variation in the requirements of this chapter.
   (C)   Other powers.  In addition to the foregoing, the Board shall have the following specific powers:
      (1)   To grant a permit for a temporary building for commerce or industry in a residential district which is incidental to the residential development, such permit to be issued for a period of not more than six months.
      (2)   To grant a permit for the extension of a district boundary for a distance of not more than 25 feet where the boundary of a district divides a lot in single ownership at the time of the adoption of this chapter.
      (3)   To permit the temporary storage, as defined herein, of an item otherwise prohibited under § 155.03.
      (4)   To interpret the provisions of this chapter in such a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of the plan as shown on the Official Zoning Map accompanying and made a part of this chapter where the street layout actually on the ground varies from the street layout on the aforesaid map.
   (D)   Powers limited.  Except as specifically provided, no action of the Board shall have the effect of permitting in any district uses prohibited in such district; nor shall such Board be permitted to take any action which would, in effect, create a buildable lot smaller than the minimum lot size or area otherwise required by the village.
   (E)   Appeals to the Board.
      (1)   Appeals of any administrative determination of any officer, department, Zoning Administrator, Building Inspector, or the Plan Commission concerning the literal enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 150 and 153 may be made by any person aggrieved or by any officer or department of the Village. Such appeals shall be filed with the Secretary within 30 days after receiving actual or constructive notice of the administrative decision, order, or denial of a permit by the any officer, department, Zoning Administrator, Building Inspector, or the Plan Commission. Such appeals and applications shall include the following:
         (a)   The name and address of the applicant.
         (b)   What administrative determination is being appealed and the basis for the appeal.
      (2)   The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
      (3)   The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and shall give public notice thereof by publication once in the village's official newspaper, said publication to be not less than seven days before said hearing nor more than 15 days before said hearing and shall give notice to the parties in interest and shall decide the same within a reasonable time.
   (F)   Notice of granting permits.  Upon the issuance of any permit provided for in this Code by the Village Board or the Plan Commission which requires an administrative determination, the Village Clerk shall, upon the request of the grantee of such permit, prepare a public notice suitable for publication and providing the following:
      (1)   A brief description of the permit granted and the date of issuance.
      (2)   The governmental body which issued the permit.
      (3)   The name of the grantee and the address where the activity permitted under the permit will take place.
      (4)   A reference to the 30-day appeal period provided under division (E) above.
(Ord. 03-2016, passed 7-14-2016)