[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Easton 3-25-1980 as Title XIC
of the 1980 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall continue to be a Zoning Board of Appeals consisting
of five members who are electors of the Town of Easton and are not
members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Said Board shall be
elected for a term of five consecutive years, and the terms of office
shall be arranged so that the terms of not more than three members
shall expire in any one year and so that not more than four members
are members of the same political party.
The Board by vote of its regular members shall elect a Chair
from among its members. Meetings of such Board shall be held at the
call of the Chair and at such other times as the Board determines
and shall be open to the public.
A.
There shall
also continue to be a panel of alternates consisting of three members
who shall not be members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Each
alternate shall be appointed for a term of three consecutive years.
Appointments shall be made so that not more than two members of the
panel shall be members of the same political party.
B.
If a regular
member of the Board is absent or is disqualified, the Chair of the
Board shall designate an alternate from the panel, choosing alternates
in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times
as possible. If any alternate is not available in accordance with
such rotation, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
The Board, including any alternate member, when seated, shall
have all the powers and duties as set forth in the General Statutes
for such Board and its members.
