The Board of Adjustment shall consist of three to five members who shall be residents of the Town and who shall have knowledge of the problems of urban and rural development and who, at the time of appointment and throughout the term of office shall not be candidates nor members of Town Council nor employees of the Town. The Mayor of the Town of Dagsboro shall appoint such members of the Board of Adjustment and all such appointments shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the Town Council. All appointments shall be for a period of three years, provided that the terms of the original members shall be established in such a manner that the term of at least one member shall expire each year and the successor shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Board of Adjustment so selected shall elect from their own number a chairman and a secretary. Any member of the Board of Adjustment may be removed from office by the Town Council for cause after a hearing by a majority vote of all the elected members of the Town Council. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
In the granting or recommending of variances under §
275-52, a time limit of one year from the date of approval shall be set within which time the owner shall secure a building permit from the Code Enforcement Officer and must commence construction which shall be diligently pursued to completion, otherwise the variance granted shall become
null and void. No relief shall be granted or action taken by the Board of Adjustment unless such relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and will not substantially impair the intent and purpose of this chapter.