(a) (1) An appeal taken from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the staff charged with the enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance shall be filed with the Board on forms prescribed by the staff. The appeal shall specify the reasons for the appeal and shall be made within 30 calendar days of the original action in question unless otherwise prescribed by the Board by general rule and regulation.
(2) The appeal, or application, shall include a list of the property owners' names and addresses located within 100 feet of the affected area, as of record in the office of the Putnam County Assessor. The subject property also shall be included in the affected area. The applicant must also submit the tax map and parcel numbers for the list of properties along with a stamped and addressed envelope for each of the names and address of property owners in the affected area. If the list includes a lot within a subdivision, the applicant must submit the name of the president for that subdivisions homeowners association along with a stamped and addressed envelope for that member.
(b) The staff will publish a legal advertisement describing the request to appear in a local newspaper of general circulation 30 days prior to the scheduled public hearing before the Board. The prepared envelopes notifying the property owners located within 100 feet of the affected property and the president of the homeowners association of an affected subdivision and submitted by the applicant will be mailed at the same time the legal advertisement is submitted to the newspaper for publication.
(c) The Board shall hold a duly scheduled public hearing on the appeal.
(d) If the Board decides to uphold the administrative decision, the administrative decision stands and the petitioner is denied. The petitioner is formally notified by mail by the staff of the right to appeal the decision to Putnam County Circuit Court within thirty (30) days.
(e) If the Board reverses or modifies the administrative decision, the appeal stands as approved by the Board. The petitioner is formally notified in writing by the staff.
(Ord. 2005-06-02. Passed 3-20-06.)