Zoning Board of Appeals

(Authoritative)

Established:

The Zoning Board of Appeals began as the Board of Adjustment in 1937 and existed under that name until mid-1989. In mid-1989, the name was changed to Board of Appeals. Since then it has been called Planning Commission Board of Appeals and its current name, Zoning Board of Appeals.

Mission/Purpose:

To hear variance requests to the bulk standards, relief from non-conforming provisions and other Code variances.

Membership/Terms:

This is a five member board, all of which must be City residents. The Chair of this board is the Chair of the Planning Commission and the two alternate member of the Planning Commission serve on this board too. The other two are citizens at large.

If a vacancy occurs on Planning Commission, the first alternate fills that position, the second alternate moves to first place and a vacancy occurs on the Zoning Board of Appeals as well as the second alternate to the Planning Commission.

Meetings: