A.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall organize and annually
elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary in the month of July.
B.
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and hearings
of the Board; he shall decide all points of order or procedure and
shall appoint any committees that are found to be necessary.
C.
The Vice Chairman shall assume the duties of the Chairman
in his absence.
D.
The Secretary shall handle all official correspondence,
subject to these rules, at the direction of the Board; shall send
out all notices required by these rules of procedure; shall keep the
minutes of the Board's proceedings; and shall keep a file on
each case which comes before the Board.
A.
A regular meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals for
the hearing of cases shall be held on the third Tuesday of each month
at 7:00 p.m. unless no cases are pending, in which instance no meeting
shall be held.
B.
Special meetings may be called by the Chairman, provided
that at least five days' written notice of each meeting is given
each member.
C.
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the Board.
D.
The order of business at all regular meetings of the
Board shall follow Robert's Rules of Order.
E.
The Board may adjourn a regular meeting if all applications
or appeals cannot be disposed of on the day set, and no further public
notices shall be necessary for a continuation of such meeting.
A.
Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be taken
by any person affected by a decision of the Zoning Administrator and
by applicants for a special exception or variance. Such appeal shall
be filed with the Zoning Administrator on the form provided by the
Board of Zoning Appeals. The Zoning Administrator shall transmit the
appeal to the Secretary of the Board along with all papers constituting
the record of action upon which the appeal is based.
B.
The applicant shall provide the Secretary with all
information requested on the form provided by the Board of Zoning
Appeals and any such additional information and data as may be required
to advise the Board fully with reference to the application for appeal.
Applications for appeal must be made on the proper form.
C.
An application for appeal filed according to the above
procedure shall be given a case number within five days. Applications
for appeals will be assigned for hearing in the order in which they
are received.
D.
The Secretary of the Board shall notify all interested
parties of the time scheduled for the public hearing of the case and
give public notice in accordance with § 15.2-2204, Code
of Virginia, as amended.
E.
The applicant may appear in his own behalf at the
public hearing or be represented by counsel or an agent.
F.
Both the applicant and Zoning Administrator may speak
to the appeal, and any private citizen may speak for or against the
issue. The applicant shall be given an opportunity for a final rebuttal.
G.
The final decision on any appeal to the Board of Zoning
Appeals shall be in the form of a resolution approved by a quorum
of the membership of the Board.
H.
Within 30 days after the hearing, the Board shall
notify the parties in interest and the Zoning Administrator of the
decision.
