(a) Organization. The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals shall consist of five (5) members, appointed for respective terms of five (5) years, at least three (3) of whom shall be architects or professional engineers duly licensed or registered by the State of Ohio to practice their profession.
(Amended 11-4-14.)
(b) Powers and Duties. The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals shall:
(1) Hear and decide appeals made for exceptions to and variances in, the application of resolutions, ordinances, regulations, measures and order of administrative officials or agencies governing zoning and building in the City, as may be required to afford justice and avoid unreasonable hardship, subject to such procedures as shall be established by Council and subject further to such reasonable standards as shall be prescribed by Council, including, but not limited to, the existence of practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the strict interpretation of the aforesaid ordinances, resolutions, regulations, measures or orders, provided that the granting of such exception or variance will be in harmony with the general purpose and intent thereof.
(2) Hear and decide appeals from, and to review upon motion of any member of the Board, any order, requirements, decision or determination of the Department of Public Safety- Service or of any other administrative official or agency of the City relating to any building or structure or appurtenance connected thereto in the City of Rocky River.
(Amended 11-5-96; 11-5-02; 11-3-20.)