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ARTICLE X
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Section 100. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD ADJUSTMENT
A Board of Adjustment is hereby established (hereinafter called the Board), Said Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Town Board of Commissioners, for overlapping terms of three (3) years. The members shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners for a regular term of office of three (3) years. The appointments for the initial Board shall be for staggered terms in order that members' terms of office will not expire at the same time. In creating the Board two (2) members will be appointed to serve for three (3) years, two (2) members will be appointed for two (2) years, and one (1) member will be appointed to serve one (1) year. Board members whose tenDS of office have expired may be reappointed to serve consecutive terms. In appointing members to fill vacancies on the Board of Adjustment, the Board of Commissioners shall appoint persons to serve the remaining term of office rater than a full three (3) years.
Section 101. JURISDICTION AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of any administrative official charged with the enforcement of this ordinance or to decide in favor of the applicant any matter upon which it is required to pass under the zoning ordinance or to effect any variation of such ordinance.
On all appeals, applications and other matters brought before the Board of Adjustment said Board shall inform, in writing, all of the parties involved of its decisions and the reasons therefor.
Section 102. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Board of Adjustment shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman trom its members who shall serve for one (1) year or until re-elected or until their successors are elected. The Board shall appoint a secretary who may be municipal officer, an employee of the Town, a member of the' Planning Board, or a member of the Board of Adjustment. The Board shall adopt rules and bylaws in accordance the provisions of this ordinance and of Article 19, Chapter 160A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman, and at such other times as the Board may determine. The chairman, or in his absence, the vice-chairman, may administer oaths. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its procedures, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if |
