(A) The Council shall serve as the Board of Adjustment.
(B) The Board of Adjustment shall act upon all questions as they may arise in the administration of this chapter, including the interpretation of zoning maps, and it shall hear, and decide, appeals from, and review any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official charged with enforcing this chapter. The appeal may be taken by any person, firm, or corporation aggrieved, or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of a town, municipality, county, or state.
(C) The Board of Adjustment shall also have the power to grant variance to provisions of this chapter under certain conditions. The criteria to be applied to a variance application are stated in § 156.055. No use variance (a land use other than what is permitted in the district, either outright or special) shall be issued by the Board of Adjustment.
(D) Hearings by the Board of Adjustment shall be held within the time, and upon the notice to interested parties, as is provided in its adopted rules for the transaction of its business. The Board shall, within a reasonable time, make its order deciding the matter, and shall serve a copy of the order upon the appellant, or petitioner, by mail. Any party may appear at the hearing in person, or by agent or attorney.
(Prior Code, § 11.80)