The Zoning Board of Appeals may employ such clerical or other
staff assistance as may be necessary and prescribe their duties, provided
that it shall not at any time incur expenses beyond the amount of
appropriations made by the Town Board and then available for that
purpose.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the following powers
and duties:
A. Appeals. The Zoning Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly
or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, interpretation
or determination appealed from and shall make such order, requirement,
decision, interpretation or determination as, in its opinion, ought
to have been made in the matter by the Code Enforcement Officer, and
that end shall have all of the powers of the Code Enforcement Officer.
B. Variances. The Zoning Board of Appeals, on an appeal from a decision
or determination of the Code Enforcement Officer, shall have the power
to grant area and use variances as defined herein.
C. Fees. The Town Board shall, from time to time by resolution, set
appropriate fees for any applications to the Zoning Board of Appeals
for an appeal or variance.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the power to make, adopt,
and promulgate such written rules of procedure, bylaws, and forms
as it may deem necessary for the proper execution of its duties and
to secure the intent of this chapter.