There shall be a Zoning Board of Adjustment appointed by the
Council, consisting of five members each serving a three-year term,
and three alternates each serving a three-year term. Such terms shall
be staggered. The Council shall fill any vacancy for the period of
the unexpired term. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have all
the powers granted to such boards under state law.
[Amended 3-10-2020]
The terms of office of all members of appointed boards shall
begin on May 1 and end at 11:59 PM on April 30 in the year that their
term expires. If any appointee received an appointment subsequent
to May 1 of the year in which the term of office originally commenced,
the term to which the person was appointed will end at 11:59 PM on
April 30 in the year that it was scheduled to end.
Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, in the event of
a vacancy in an elected office, board or commission of the Town, the
Council shall fill that vacancy by appointment, such appointment to
continue until the next Town election.
[Added 3-9-2021]
To be eligible for a non-ex-officio board or commission appointment
the applicant must be a resident of the Town.