A. Membership. The BOA shall consist of five regular members.
B. Residence Location and Appointment.
1. Four members shall be citizens and residents of the town and shall be appointed by the Town of Zebulon Board of Commissioners;
2. One member shall be a citizen of Wake County and reside outside the town but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries of the town and shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Wake County.
a. If despite good faith efforts, enough residents of the extra territorial planning area cannot be found to fill the seats reserved for residents of the area, then the Wake County Board of Commissioners may appoint other residents of the county (including residents of the town) to fill these seats.
b. If the county Board of Commissioners fails to make these appointments within 90 days after receiving a resolution from the town Board of Commissioners requesting that they be made, the town Board of Commissioners may make them.
3. If a regular or alternate in-town member moves outside the town, or if an extra-territorial area regular or alternate moves outside the planning jurisdiction, that shall constitute a resignation from the BOA, effective upon the date a replacement is appointed.
C. Alternate Members.
1. In addition to regular members, the BOA shall have two alternate members.
2. One alternate member shall be shall be a citizen and resident of the town and shall be appointed by the town Board of Commissioners.
3. One member shall be a citizen of Wake County and reside outside the town but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries of the town and shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Wake County.
4. Alternate members shall be appointed for the same term, at the same time, and in the same manner as regular members.
5. Each alternate member, while attending any regular or special meeting of the BOA and serving in the absence of any regular member, shall exercise all the powers and duties of a regular member.
6. Town alternate members shall only replace regular town members and extraterritorial alternate members shall only replace regular extraterritorial members.
D. Member Terms.
1. Board of Adjustment members shall be appointed for three-year staggered terms expiring on June 30.
2. Members may continue to serve until their successors have been appointed.
3. There shall be no term limits for those serving on the BOA.
E. Vacancies. Vacancies occurring for reasons other than expired terms shall be filled as they occur for the unexpired remainder of the term either by the town Board of Commissioners or the County Commissioners of Wake County, depending upon the area represented.
F. Officers.
1. The BOA shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of the Chair and other officers shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection.
2. Election of officers shall take place at the first meeting of the Board following the beginning of the fiscal year.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)