(A) Appeals to the Board.
(1) An appeal filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals must specify the grounds of the appeal and must be filed within ten days from the date of the action appealed from. In the event appeal is not taken as specified herein, the right of appeal shall be terminated.
(2) The administrative official or other body from whom the appeal is taken shall, on the request of the Board of Zoning Appeals, transmit all documents, plans, and papers constituting the record of the action from which an appeal was taken.
(3) Upon appeal, the Board of Zoning Appeals may reverse, affirm, or modify the order, determination, requirement, or decision appealed. For this purpose, the Board of Zoning Appeals has all the powers of the official, officer, board, or body from whom the appeal is taken.
(a) At the meeting at which the matter is first presented; or
(b) At the conclusion of the hearing on that matter, if it is continued.
(5) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall file in the office of the Board of Zoning Appeals, a copy of its decision, within five days after making any decision.
(B) Appeals to court. Each decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals and/or Town Council under §§ 156.340 through 156.344 and 156.355 through 156.360 of this code is subject to review by certiorari. Each person aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals may present to the circuit or superior court of the county, a verified petition setting forth that the decision is illegal in whole or in part, and specifying the grounds of the illegality. The aggrieved person shall present the petition to the court within 30 days after the date of that decision.
(Ord. 23, §§ 4.20.110 and 4.20.120, passed 3-19-1997)