(a) At the first meeting of each year, the Board shall elect a chairman and vice- chairman from among its members, and it may appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary and such employees as are necessary for the discharge of its duties, all in conformance to and compliance with salaries and compensation theretofore fixed by Council.
(b) The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) All meetings of the Boards shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, keep records of its examinations and other official action, prepare findings and record the vote of each member voting upon each question. All minutes and records shall be filed in the office of the Board of and shall be a public record.
(d) Notice that the Board will consider any variance or other question pending before it shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least thirty days prior to the time and date set for the hearing and consideration by the Board of such variance or other issue or appeal. Such notice shall contain a brief description of the variance proposed and identify the parcel of real estate or lot in question and the relief sought from the Board. The affidavit of publication of this notice shall be filed with the official minutes of the Board.
(e) When an appeal is filed by any person with the Board of Zoning Appeals as a result of any action taken by the Mayor or in accordance with any other provision of this Zoning Ordinance providing for an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board shall conduct a hearing on such appeal within thirty days after such appeal is filed with the Board, and the newspaper publication provided for in subsection (d) hereof shall be published within such thirty day period and at least ten days prior to the time and date set for such hearing.
In addition to the foregoing publication of notice, the Board shall notify each property owner within 150 feet of the property for which a variance, conditional use or other permit is being sought, of the date, time and place of such hearing by certified or registered mail. Such notice shall further contain the same information as contained in the published notice. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of such notices. (Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
(f) Any person requesting a BZA Variance shall at the time of filing such request, provide a list of the names and addresses of all property owners within 150 feet of the property for which the variance, conditional use or other permit is being sought. The applicant shall further pay the amount of $300 to cover the cost associated with the BZA administrative process and to cover the cost of the notification to property owners.
(Ord. 333. Passed 6-15-09.)