(A) A Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustment, referred to as the Board, is hereby established. The Planning Commission shall sit as the Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustment when allowed and/or required to by law.
(B) The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall serve as Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustment. Such Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such times as the Board may determine. There shall be a fixed place of meeting and all meetings shall be open to the public. The presence of a majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact. It shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record. (Ord. 643, eff. 8-10-81)
(C) Subject to the approval of the City Council, the Board may employ such clerical and technical assistance as may be needed to carry on its work. It shall have the power to call upon any city official or department for assistance in the performance of its duties, and it shall be the duty of any such official or department to render such assistance as may be reasonably expected.
(D) The Board shall from time to time, subject to the approval of the City Council, adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this title.
(E) The Board shall decide all appeals and requests for variance within 30 days after the date of the required hearing thereon. A certified copy of the Board's decision shall be transmitted to the applicant and to the Administrator. Such decisions shall be binding upon the Administrator and observed by him, and he shall incorporate the terms and conditions of the same in the permit to the applicant or appellant, whenever a permit is authorized by the Board.
('69 Code, § 7-28.01)