If an application for appeal or variance is received at least five (5) days before a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, it shall hold a hearing within forty-five (45) days from such meeting date. A decision shall be rendered within forty-five (45) days from the date of the hearings unless an extension of time is mutually agreed upon. Failure to render a decision within such period shall be considered approval. Notices of the time and place of hearings shall be mailed by first class mail, by the Clerk to the appellant, to all abutting property owners, and if determined by the Board, to other property owners affected by the case as they appear in the current records of the County at least one (1) week prior to the hearing and/or be published for two (2) successive weeks prior thereto in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. All hearings conducted by the Board shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and testify at a hearing either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney. The Board shall have the power to administer oaths, to produce reports, findings and other evidence pertinent to any issue referred to the Board for a decision. The Board shall entertain a rehearing on a case if new evidence is submitted, however, once a case has been decided, such rehearing shall not be held for a period of at least six (6) mouths from the date of the previous decision.
(Ord. 474. Passed 8-27-73.)