A. Authority: The board of zoning appeals shall hear testimony concerning appeals from any administrative order, requirement, decision or determination made by any of the administrative bodies or authorized official concerning this ordinance and render a final decision on such matters.
B. Initiation: An appeal may be filed with the board of zoning appeals by any person, firm, or corporation, or by any office, department, board, bureau, or commission aggrieved by an administrative order, requirement, decision or determination under this ordinance by any of the administrative bodies or authorized official vested with the authority to administer this ordinance. The appeal must be filed no later than forty five (45) days from the date of the action that is being appealed.
C. Staying All Proceedings: Unless the village manager or the chief building official certifies to the zoning board of appeals, in writing, that a stay of proceedings would pose an imminent peril to life and property, an appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action that is being appealed.
D. Processing: An appeal shall be filed with the village manager or the chief building official, who shall forward such appeal, and all papers and other evidence constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken, to the zoning board of appeals for processing in accordance with this ordinance and the applicable statutes of the state of Illinois.
E. Public Hearing: A public hearing shall be conducted in conformance with state statutes by the board of zoning appeals for every appeal. Notice of the hearing shall be published not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before said hearing in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the village.
F. Decisions: The board of zoning appeals shall hear testimony and evidence concerning appeals, and prepare findings of fact and shall render a final decision on all appeals. (Ord. 00-2119, 3-20-2000)