§ 1004. Zoning Board of Adjustment: Duties and Powers.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment heretofore established is continued, and shall be appointed as provided in Section 11-52-80 of The Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended. No member of the Board shall vote upon any matter in which he or she, a spouse or a dependent has a direct interest. No member of the Board shall vote upon any matter involving a business with which he or she, a spouse or dependent has any interest or ownership. The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

A.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall adopt rules necessary to the conduct of its affairs and in keeping with the provisions of this Ordinance. (Bylaws)

B.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be a public record and be immediately filed in the Planning & Zoning Department.

C.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals from a decision of the staff, made in the performance of their duties.

D.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide all petitions for variances, as provided for in Section 1007.

E.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Planning Commission, Administrative Officer, Codes Enforcement Officer or any other City official in the enforcement of this Ordinance.