(A) Petition. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with enforcement of any provision of this chapter, or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board; provided that the person shall file, in the office of the Board, a written petition requesting the hearing and containing a statement of the grounds therefor within 20 days after the day the notice was served.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-30)
(B) Appeals Board. In order to protect existing structures in the jurisdiction by vigorous enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, there shall be and is hereby created a Code Appeals Board, hereafter referred to as the Board. The Appeals Board for this chapter shall be the Zoning Board.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-31)
(C) Vote. The Board shall hear all appeals relative to the enforcement of this chapter, and by a concurring vote of the majority of its members may reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or may modify, the decision appealed from, and shall make that order or determination as in its opinion ought to be made. Failure to secure the concurring votes shall be deemed a confirmation of the decision of the Code Official.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-32)
(D) Financial interest. A member of the Board shall not participate in any hearings or vote on any appeal in which that member has a direct or indirect financial interest, or is engaged as a contractor, or is engaged in the preparation of plans and specifications, or in which that member has any personal interest.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-33)
(E) Records. The Secretary of the Board shall keep a record of each meeting so that the records show clearly the basis for each decision made by the Board.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-34)
(F) Meetings, quorum. All meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such times as the Board may determine, provided that the establishment of the meeting date, time and location are consistent with the overall intent of this division (F) and are in accordance with the State Open Meetings Act, being ILCS Ch. 5, Act 120, §§ 1 et seq., and other applicable state laws.
(1994 Code, § 6-2-35)