The Zoning Board of Appeals has the following jurisdiction and powers:
(a) Appeal of Administrative Decision. To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Community Development Director or the Building Official. The Board may reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or may modify such order, requirement, decision, or determination, and to that end, has the power to direct the issuance of a permit, as it relates to this chapter.
(b) Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision. An appeal from the Planning Commission must be taken to Board if a written appeal is filed within thirty-days after the Planning Commission’s decision. Exceptions to this power is the approval or denial of a special land use or Planned Residential/Planned Unit Development by City Council; those decisions are final and not appealable.
(c) Interpretation. To act upon all questions as they may arise in the administration and enforcement of this Zoning Code, including interpretation of the Zoning Map, the location of district boundaries on the Zoning Map, and text provisions.
(d) Variances. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this Zoning Code, the Board has the power in passing upon appeals to vary or modify any of its rules, regulations, or provision so that the spirit of this Zoning Code is observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The Board does not have the authority to make changes in the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)