The Township
(hereinafter referred to as “ZBA”) is created pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3101 through 125.3702, as amended.
A. Membership and operation. The
shall consist of five members who shall be appointed in accordance with § 601(3) of Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, being M.C.L.A. § 125.3601(3), as amended, as follows:
1. The first member shall be a chairperson of the
or the chairperson’s designee.
2. The remaining members (including any alternate members) shall be electors of the
residing outside of incorporated cities and villages, and shall be representative of the population distribution and of the various interests present in the
.
3. Of the remaining members, one shall be a member of the
.
4. No employee or contractor of the
may be a member or employee of the Board of Appeals. No elected officer of the
may serve as chairman of the Board of Appeals.
5. The qualifications of members, the term of each member, filling of vacancies, compensation of members, and operation of the
shall be in accordance with Act 110. The
shall not conduct business unless a majority of the members of the Board are present.
6. The
may appoint up to two alternate members for the same term as regular members to the
. An alternate member may be called to serve as a member of the
in the absence of a regular member if the regular member will be unable to attend one or more meetings. An alternate member may also be called to serve as a member for the purpose of reaching a decision on a case in which the member has abstained for reasons of conflict of interest. The alternate member appointed shall serve in the case until a final decision is made. The alternate member has the same voting rights as a regular member of the
.
B. Meetings. Meetings of the
shall be held in accordance with an adopted schedule, or at the call of the chairman, or at such other times as the
may specify in its rules and procedures. The
shall state the grounds of each determination, and shall maintain a record of its proceedings, which shall be filed in the
of the Township Clerk.
C. Jurisdiction. The
shall have the authority outlined in § 29.05.
(Ord. passed 7-9-2013)