(A) Number of members. The Board of Adjustment shall consist of at least 5 members and may have alternates as appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
(B) Powers and duties. The Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To hear and decide appeals from and review any order, requirement, decision, determination, or interpretation made by an administrative official charged with enforcing this chapter;
(2) To hear and decide any exceptions which are specifically delegated to it by this chapter;
(3) To determine and vary application of zoning regulations in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general and specific rules contained herein;
(4) To hear and decide appeals for variances from the zoning provisions of this chapter in cases where special conditions would make strict and literal interpretation and enforcement of the zoning provisions of this chapter result in a loss of privileges shared by other properties within the same zoning district;
(5) To interpret zoning maps and pass upon disputed questions of district boundary lines and similar questions that may occur in the administration of this chapter; and
(6) To hear and decide all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under this chapter.
(Ord. 3 § 7.4.2, passed 9-14-1998)