[Amended 3-26-1979; 11-28-2022 by L.L. No. 10-2022]
There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals of
seven members as provided by law. The Common Council shall have the
power and is hereby authorized to appoint up to two additional members
to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Such additional members shall be known
as "alternate members." Alternate members shall serve terms of one
year from the date of their appointment. In the event any member of
such body for any reason is unable to participate on any item of business
or matter coming before the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or is unable
to attend a meeting or part thereof, the chairperson or other presiding
officer of the Zoning Board of Appeals may designate an alternate
to substitute for such member. When so designated, an alternate member
shall possess and shall have the authority to exercise all the powers,
authorities and responsibilities of a member of the Zoning Board of
Appeals. Any alternate member present and participating shall be counted
as a member in attendance for the purpose of satisfying quorum requirements.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have all the
powers and duties prescribed by law and by this chapter, which are
more particularly specified as follows, provided that none of the
following provisions shall be deemed to limit any power of said Board
that is conferred by law:
A. Interpretation. Upon appeal from a decision by the
Director, to decide any question involving the interpretation of any
provision of this chapter, including determination of the exact location
of any district boundary if there is uncertainty with respect thereto.
B. Variances. To grant use variances and area variances
in accordance with § 81-b of the General City Law.
[Amended 5-14-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
C. Where the Board finds the zoning classification of
a particular property to be conducive to the deprivation of the reasonable
use of the land or building by the owner thereof, and where the Board
deems the same condition to apply generally to other properties in
the same district, said Board may call this to the attention of the
Common Council.