(A) The Board shall have the following powers and it shall be its duty to:
(1) Hear and determine appeals from and review any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Building Commissioner in the enforcement of this chapter;
(2) Hear and decide on permits for special uses, development plans, or other uses upon which the Board is required to act under this chapter;
(3) 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, fully demonstrated on the basis of the facts presented, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the chapter will result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed and substantial justice done; and
(4) Authorize home occupation uses within residential districts.
(B) In exercising its powers, the Board may reserve or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement decisions or determination appealed from as in its opinion ought to be done in the premises, and to that end shall have all the powers of the Building Commissioner from whom the appeal is taken.
(Prior Code, § 70-55) (Ord. 98.1, passed 7-20-1998)