(a) The Board shall schedule regular monthly meetings, which may be canceled if no appeals are filed. Special meetings may be arranged at the call of the Chairman. The Board shall hold public hearings before making any decisions on an appeal.
(b) If an appeal is received at least five days before a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, it shall hold a hearing within forty-days from the meeting date. A decision shall be rendered within forty-five day from the date of the hearing unless an extension of time is mutually agreed upon. Failure to render a decision within such period shall be considered approval.
(c) Notices of the time and place of hearings shall be mailed, by first class mail, by the Secretary of the Board to the appellant, to all abutting property owners, and if determined by the Board, to other property owners affected by the case, as they appear in the current records of Lake County, at least one week prior to the hearing, and/or be published for two successive weeks prior thereto in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
(d) All hearings conducted by the Board shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and testify at a hearing either in person or by a duly authorized agent or attorney.
(e) The Board shall have the power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses, to administer oaths, to compel testimony, to produce reports, findings and other evidence pertinent to any issue referred to the Board for a decision.
(f) The Board shall entertain a rehearing on a case if new evidence is submitted; however, once a case has been decided, such rehearing shall not be held for a period of at least six months from the date of the previous decision. (Ord. 1961-103. Passed 12-29-61.)