Village of Lincolnwood, IL Article 6 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

3-6-1 Establishment and membership.

There is hereby established a Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village ("ZBA") consisting of seven members.

3-6-2 Meetings and bylaws.

(A) Bylaws. The ZBA shall adopt its own bylaws for its own guidance and proceedings as may be expedient, but not in conflict with this article or this Code. Such bylaws shall contain the schedule of the ZBA's regular meetings, as well as the location thereof, which shall be within the corporate limits of the Village, except as may be modified by the bylaws of the ZBA. Robert's Rules Of Order Revised shall govern the proceedings of all the meetings of the ZBA.

(B) Testimony. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in the Village Zoning Code shall be given under oath. The Chairperson or Acting Chairperson may administer oaths.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection (C), Chairperson, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3557.

3-6-3 Powers and duties.

The ZBA shall have the following powers and duties:

(A) To hear and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning appeals from an administrative order, requirement or determination made by the Zoning Officer under the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 15 of this Code);

[Amended 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3069]

(B) To hear applications for variations and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees that it vary the application of the rules and regulations of the Zoning Ordinance;

(C) To hear and decide all other matters referred to it and upon which it is required to decide under the Zoning Ordinance; and

(D) To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted by the Board of Trustees and the statutes of the State of Illinois.