[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village Council shall act as the Zoning Board of Appeals as provided by Section 601 of Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 2006 (MCLA § 125.3601), as amended, with such powers and duties as prescribed by law.
The Board of Appeals shall have authority to do the following:
A. 
Hear and decide, upon request, the interpretation of the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Grant variances from the strict application of this chapter when, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, shape or topography of specific parcels of property at the time of the original enactment of this chapter or amendments, or where the strict application of this chapter or amendments would result in exceptional or undue hardship upon a property; provided, however, that such relief of variances can be granted without substantial impairment of the intent or purpose of this chapter. This subsection shall not be construed to permit the Board, under the guise of a variance, to change the uses of land.
C. 
Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by appellants that there is error in any refusal of building, use or occupancy permit or in any other order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Building Inspector, Zoning Enforcement Officer, or other Village employee when passing upon an application for a building or other permit, or by any other officer or body in the administration of this chapter.
D. 
Hear and decide petitions for special land uses.
A. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to authorize the Board to reverse or modify any refusal of a permit or any other order, requirement, decision, or determination which conforms to the provisions of this chapter and which, therefore, is not erroneous; nor to authorize the Board to validate, ratify, or legalize any violation of law or any of the regulations of this chapter.
B. 
The Board shall not amend any portion of this chapter or the Zoning Map; nor shall such power or authority be vested in the Board.
C. 
A decision of the Board permitting the erection or alteration of a building or other use of land shall be valid for a period of six months, during which time a building permit for such erection or alteration must be obtained and the erection or alteration started.
D. 
No application for a variance or special land use which has been denied, wholly or in part, by the Board shall be resubmitted for a period of one year from the date of the last denial, except on grounds of newly discovered evidence or proof of changed conditions found upon inspection by the Board to be valid.
A. 
Requests for variances, appeals, or special land uses may be made by submitting an application to the Village Manager. A fee as set by resolution of Village Council shall accompany the application to help defray costs of processing the application.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Requests for variances, appeals, or special land uses may be forwarded to the Planning Commission for its review. The Planning Commission has 30 days after receipt of the application in which to render an opinion to the Board of Appeals. This procedure, although not a requirement for processing the application, affords the Planning Commission an opportunity to review and give an opinion to the Board of Appeals. As this opinion is not binding upon the Board of Appeals, should the Board not concur with it the case may be judged upon its merits and not referred back to the Planning Commission for additional comments.
C. 
A site plan, plot plan, or development plan of the total property involved, showing the location of all abutting streets, the location of all existing and proposed structures, and the types of buildings and their uses shall be submitted with each request for a variance, appeal or special land use.