(A)
There shall be a Board of Adjustment consisting of consisting of seven regular members and two alternate members. Five regular members, appointed by the Board of Aldermen, shall reside within the town. Two regular members, appointed by the County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the town's extraterritorial planning area. Two alternate members, appointed by the Board of Alderman, shall reside within the town. If the County Board of Commissioners fails to make an appointment within 90 days after receiving a resolution from the town requesting that an appointment be made, the Board of Aldermen may make the appointment. Upon expansion or reduction of the town's extraterritorial planning area, the Board of Aldermen shall review the impact of such change on the extraterritorial membership of the Board of Adjustment and, if necessary, make appropriate adjustments in the number of extraterritorial members. Members may be removed by the appointing authority at any time for failure to attend three consecutive meetings without excuse or for missing more than 30% of the meetings within any 12-month period or for other good cause related to performance of duties. Because the Board of Adjustment primarily conducts evidentiary hearings using quasi-judicial proceedings, members shall have the ability to read and understand complex land ownership and development issues. Members should have backgrounds related to land ownership and development issues (i.e., law, real estate, banking, building, environmental groups, governmental agencies, community organizations and the like). The Board of Aldermen may establish reasonable procedures to solicit, review, and make appointments.
(B) (1) Board of Adjustment members shall be appointed for three-year staggered terms, but members may continue to serve until their successors have been appointed.
(2) All appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms only.
(C) All regular members may participate in and vote on all issues before the Board. Alternate members shall only serve in the absence of regular members.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)