(a) Authority of Service Committee of Council. The Service Committee of Council shall serve as the Property Maintenance Appeals Board and shall exercise the functions authorized by this Property Maintenance Code.
(b) Adoption of Rules; Officers; Quorum. The Board shall adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with this Property Maintenance Code and elect officers as the Board so chooses. No member of the Board shall take part in any hearing or determination in which he or she has a personal or financial interest. Two members of the Board in attendance at any meeting shall constitute a quorum. All decisions must have the affirmative vote of at least two members of the Board.
(c) Powers of Interpretation. The Board shall interpret the intent of this Property Maintenance Code and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
(d) Variances. The Board may permit a reasonable minimum variance from applicable provisions of this Property Maintenance Code upon appeal if:
(1) A literal application of the provisions of this Property Maintenance Code would cause an undue hardship; and
(2) The public health, safety and welfare, the health, safety or welfare of any occupant, or the living environment of the community may not reasonably be expected to be materially threatened by failure to correct the violation or violations being appealed.
(Ord. 92-51. Passed 9-15-92.)