[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Canton 12-17-1957 by Ord. No.
44. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning and Zoning Commission — See Ch. 145.
Pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter
124 of the General Statutes, as amended, there is hereby created a
Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Canton, with all the powers
and duties specified in said Chapter 124, as amended.
[Amended 12-14-2011]
A.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five
members who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen and who shall
be electors but shall not be members of the Zoning Commission.[1]
B.
One member shall be appointed for a term of five years
from the third day of January 1958, one member for a term of four
years from the third day of January 1958, one member for a term of
three years from the third day of January 1958, one member for a term
of two years from the third day of January 1958, and one member for
a term of one year from the third day of January 1958, and annually
thereafter the Board of Selectmen shall appoint one member for a term
of four years beginning on the third day of January of that year.
[Added 10-3-1959 by Ord. No. 44-A; amended 12-14-2011]
Three alternate members, also referred to as
the "panel of alternates," shall, when seated as provided in § 8-5a
of the General Statutes, have all the powers and duties set forth
in the General Statutes relating to a zoning board of appeals and
its members. The alternate members shall be electors of the Town and
shall not be members of the Zoning Commission.[1] Said three alternate members shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen for a term ending January 3, 1960. On or before
January 3, 1960, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint one alternate
member for a term of three years from January 3, 1960, one alternate
member for a term of four years from January 3, 1960, and one alternate
member for a period of five years from January 3, 1960.
