CHAPTER 1189
Board of Zoning Appeals
1189.01   Establishment and appointment of Board of Zoning Appeals members.
1189.02   Hearings and rules.
1189.03   Minutes and records.
1189.04   Witnesses and oaths.
1189.05   Powers and duties.
1189.06   Department assistance.
1189.07   Applications.
1189.08   Hearings and notification.
1189.09   Decisions of the Board.
1189.10   Appeals based on alleged errors or matters of interpretation.
1189.11   Criteria for approval of a change of nonconforming uses.
1189.12   Expiration of approval to change nonconforming uses.
1189.13   Variances.
1189.14   Requirements to grant a variance.
1189.15   Appeals for a certificate of appropriateness.
 
1189.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEMBERS.
   A Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby established which shall consist of five (5) electors appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall choose a successor to fill any vacancy. The five (5) electors first appointed shall serve for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years, respectively; thereafter appointments shall be for five (5) year terms, beginning January 1st. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled by the Mayor and shall be for the respective unexpired term. The members of the Board of Zoning Appeals may receive such compensation as the Council provides.
(Ord. K-5-94-2. Passed 5-9-94.)
1189.02 HEARINGS AND RULES.
   The hearings of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be public. However, the Board may go into executive session for discussion according to applicable laws, but not for vote on any case before it. The Board shall organize annually and elect a president, vice president and secretary. The Board shall adopt from time to time such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance.
(Ord. K-5-94-2. Passed 5-9-94.)
1189.03 MINUTES AND RECORDS.
   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 be immediately filed in the office of the Clerk and shall be a public record.
(Ord. K-5-94-2. Passed 5-9-94.)
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