The Board of Adjustment shall elect a Chairman
and Vice Chairman from its members and select a Secretary who may
or may not be a member of the Board or a municipal employee.
Inquiries as to whether a proposed land use is permissible under Article
XV or the Zone Map shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Adjustment. The Board shall issue a written response within 45 days after the next meeting following receipt of the request or within such additional time as may be consented to by the inquirer.
The Board of Adjustment may reverse or affirm,
wholly or in part, or may modify the action, order, requirement, decision,
interpretation or determination appealed from and, to that end, shall
have all the powers of the administrative officer from whom the appeal
is taken.
An appeal to the Board of Adjustment shall stay
all proceedings in furtherance of the action in respect to which the
decision appealed from was made unless the officer from whose action
the appeal is taken certifies to the Board, after the notice of appeal
has been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate
a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property.
In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed other than by order
of the Superior Court upon notice to said officer with due cause shown.