(A) Three regular members or any combination of any two members and one alternate member shall constitute a panel to hear and decide appeals to the Board, provided that the alternative member shall only serve as a member of a panel in the event of the absence or disqualification of a regular member. A quorum of two members of a panel shall be necessary to hear and decide the appeal. If a member of a three-member panel is absent, the applicant shall have the right by a request to the Board to stay the proceedings until a three-member panel can be convened. Such request shall be granted by the Board, and shall operate to extend the time period in which the Board must hear the appeal for a reasonable time until a three-member panel can be convened to hear and decide the appeal. A concurrence of two members of the board shall be required to modify or reverse an interpretation, decision, ruling, or order of the Chief Building Official or the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau.
(B) Every applicant for an appeal, the Chief Building Official, and the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau, and any other person whose interests may be affected by the appeal, shall be given a fair opportunity to be heard orally, in person or by counsel, and to present written argument.
(C) The Board shall keep a full record of all proceedings which shall be open to the public in a manner provided by law.
(D) The Board, by action of the regular members of the Board, may adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 10-1978, passed 2-15-78)