(a) Appointment and Term. A Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby established. Such Board shall consist of five members, resident-freeholders and electors of the City. No member of Council, administrative officer or employee of the City shall be eligible for appointment to the Board.
The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Council, and shall serve without compensation. The terms of all members shall be three years.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment, as provided therein, for the unexpired term only.
Members may be removed for cause by the Mayor, with the concurrence of Council, upon written charges and after a public hearing.
(b) Organization, Operation and Quorum. The Board shall adopt rules necessary to the conduct of its affairs in keeping with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
Meetings shall be held at least once a month and at such other times as the Board may determine. There shall be a fixed place of meeting and all meetings shall be open to the public. The Chairman, or in his absence the acting Chairman, may at his discretion administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
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 a public record and filed in the office of the Building Inspection Department.
Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The concurring vote of three members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of the Zoning Inspector, or to decide in favor of the applicant on matters over which it has original jurisdiction under this Ordinance.
(c) Department Assistance. The Board may call upon the various departments of the City for assistance in the performance of its duties and it shall be the duty of such departments to render such assistance to the Board as may reasonably be required.
(Ord. 164-1984. Passed 1-28-85.)